CopyUpSegment

Name

CopyUpSegment - Copies the segment of an instance in the current cell

Synopsys

CopyUpSegment ( pathname, netname, newnet  )

Description

Duplication of a segment.
The segment is created with the same cordinates and layer as the segment corresponding to the net netname in the instance found thanks to pathname. It belongs to the net newnet.
Note that if several segments correspond to the net, they are all going to be copied.

Parameters

• pathname : The path in order to obtain, from the top cell, the instance the net netname belongs to
• netname : The name of the net which the segment belongs to
• net : The net which the top cell segment os going to belong to

Example

CopuUpSegment ( "my_dpgen_and2.cell_1", "i0", myNet )

Errors

Some errors may occur :

• [Stratus ERROR] CopyUpSegment :
The instance's path must be put with a string.
• [Stratus ERROR] CopyUpSegment :
The segment must be done with it's name : a string.
• [Stratus ERROR] CopyUpSegment :
No net found with name ... in masterCell ...
  There is no net with name netname in the instance found thanks to the path pathname.
• [Stratus ERROR] CopyUpSegment :
No segment found with net ... in masterCell ...
  The net with name netname has no segment. So the copy of segment can not be done.
• [Stratus ERROR] CopyUpSegment :
the segment of net ... are not of type CALU.
  In other words, the net is not an external net. The copy can be done only with external nets.

See Also

Introduction Layout PlaceSegment PlaceContact PlacePin PlaceRef GetRefXY