( ESNUG 331 Item 7 ) --------------------------------------------- [10/7/99]
Subject: ( ESNUG 330 #8 ) Run Cadence Pearl In Tcl Mode To Use DC Input
> We are now in the process of developing a layout flow that is using Timing
> Driven Q-place placement software from Cadence. Being timing-driven, the
> software reads constraint files produced by, you guessed it -- Synopsys.
> The tool that reads and converts the constraint file is: Pearl (Cadence
> static timing analysis tool). We are receiving Synopsys constraint files
> from various Synopsys versions. Almost each time we use Pearl there are
> statements that are not recognised by the tool, and causes it to produce
> erroneous output. ...
>
> - Eran Rotem
> Chip Express (Israel) Ltd. Haifa, Israel
From: Mohammad Ali Mughal <mughal@postal.sps.mot.com>
John,
For Synopsys constraints to get translated into GCF by Cadence's static
timing tool, Pearl, it must be started with -tcl mode.
Start pearl as "pearl -tcl" and it will behave much better.
- Mohammad Ali Mughal
Motorola
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