Design Extraction

To verify the functionality and timing of this inverter, you need to extract the spice netlist from the layout then simulate it. Unfortunatly, the netlisting is not working at the moment, but we can still generate the extracted view from which a netlist can be generated (once we fix the installation).

The extracted view also allows you to run LVS (Layout vs Schematic). This tool (which is also not working at the moment, probably for the same reason the netlisting is broken) allows you to compare a schematic and an extracted physical layout to verify that they are equivalent ( i.e. signals are connected the same way).

To generate the extracted view,

1. Start Cadence using "icfb".
2. Open layout view of the inv you created in the layout tutorial for editing.
3. In Virtuoso Editing window, select Verify -> Extract... An Extractor form appears.
4. Make sure that Extract Method is "flat", Rule File is "divaEXT.rul" and Rule Library is NCSU_Techlib_ami06".
5. Click Set Switches and select "Extract_parasitic_caps", then click "OK" on Set Switches Window.
6. Click "OK" on Extractor Window.

Let's take a close look at the extracted view first.

1. Open extracted view of inv for editing. The extracted view looks similar to the layout view. You should notice that there are no nselect and pselect in extracted view. Try right-clicking on part of the layout. Everything electrically conected to the point you choose should become highlighted.
   
   
2. The extracted view contains devices extracted from layout view. From Virtuoso menu, select Window -> Zoom In, then click on (1.50, 4.20) and then (2.70, 3.00). You will see a "nmos4" which means 4 terminal nmos transistor which was extracted from your layout view.






Comment: Always search the upper left corner of the transistor gates for the extracted transistors.


3. From Virtuoso menu, select Design -> Option -> Display... e This brings out an Editor Option window. Change Display Level from 0 to 20 then click "OK". It expands the display level and gives you an nmos symbol with node names (y, a and gnd!), instance name (0) and device parameters (w, l).

Comment: Bind key to expand Display Level to 20 is "shift-f". Bind key to change Display Level back to 0 is "Control-f".
 

4. From Virtuoso menu, select Window -> Fit All f You will see a pmos transistor and a paracitic capacitor. Please take some time identify the node names (in, vdd!, gnd!, and out), instance names(1 which is the pmos and 0 is the nmos) and device parameters (w and l)

Refer to 'Diva: Interactive Design Rule Checking' for more information about DRC and extraction.