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Creating the Library

            Note: This tutorial requires Cadence's generic PDK (gpdk180) to be installed. To acquire the generic PDK from Cadence, please contact your local Cadence representative. Once the PDK is installed, continue with the tutorial.

    1.  Copy the Sonnet Examples from the Sonnet Installation to your working directory. 

The examples may be found at the following location:

<Sonnet Installation Directory>/sonnet_virtuoso_dk/examples/ic61

where <Sonnet Installation Directory> is the directory in which Sonnet is installed.

Copy the directory “sonexp_gpdk180” from the appropriate directory cited above to your working directory. The default for the working directory is <User home directory>/cadence/virtuoso/oa.

    1.  If you have not yet started Cadence Virtuoso, do so now.
    2.  Select Tools - Library Manager from the main menu in the CIW.

The Library Manager window appears on your display.

    1.  Select File - New - Library from the main menu of the Library Manager window.

The New Library dialog box appears on your display.

    1.  Enter “sonexp_gpdk180” in the Name text entry box.

This will be the name of the new library you are creating.

    1.  Select your working directory from the Directory drop list.
    2.  Select the “sonexp_gpdk180” directory from the Directory list below.

This should be the directory you copied in the previous step.

    1.  Click on the OK button in the New Library dialog box.

The Technology File for New Library dialog box appears on your display.

    1.  If it is not already selected, click on the “Attach to an existing technology library” radio button.
    2.  Click on the OK button in the Technology File for New Library dialog box.

The Attach Library to Technology Library dialog box appears on your display.

    1.  Select “gdpk180” from the list of technology libraries.

    1.  Click on the OK button in the Attach Library dialog box to close the dialog box and create the library.

The following message should appear in the CIW window:

INFO (TECH-180011): Design library ‘sonexp_gpdk180’ successfully attached to technology library ‘gpdk180’.

Note that there are a number of cell views in the supplied library. You will be using only one of the cells for this tutorial, but the rest are also available for your use.

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