Re: Encounter to OA error using OSU Standard Cells library

Taimur wrote, on 04/21/08 22:16:
> Hi.
> 
> I want to ex****t a Encounter design to a OA cellview. To do this,
> first a used cdb2oa in the cdb library provided by Oklahoma State
> University. Then I converter the cdb library to a OA library using the
> following tutorial:
http://www.chiptalk.org/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=14
> 
> But when I will ex****t the cell, the following errors appear:
> 
> encounter 3> ----- oaOut ---------------------------
> OA Db rev : 99
> FE 0.001 microns/db , OA units = 1000 x MICRONS g2 is 1000 db/micron  -
>> conversion factor is 1:1
> Special routes: 0 strips, 0 vias
> **ERROR: (SOCOAX-448):  Could not create OA database Invalid viaDef :
> TIMER: oaOut total process: 0h 0m  0.06s cpu {0h 0m 0s elapsed} Memory
> = 0.0
> **ERROR: Couldn't save design into OA database.
> 
> 
> Is this a .lef file error? A OA tech file error? I'm using the
> NCSU-1.6 PDK and OSU 2.7 SCLIB.

Which version of IC did you get the cdb2oa from? And which Encounter
version are 
you using?

Regards,

Andrew.