Output SyntaxThe DRC Engine produces an output file summarizing the results. This page describes the syntax of that file so that a programmer can write a parser to generate reports based on this file. The syntax for each rule is slightly different based on what the rule has been designed to check. It also differs if no violations have been found or if for some reason the rule check failed. |
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Report SyntaxHeader The header consists of 5 lines as shown below: Date: 3/23/2016 12:4:57 date and time DRC Tool Version: v1.11 rcs 1.135 drc engine version Input File: D:\cad_data\unit_die_drc_example.gds full path to input file Structure: = structure to process Unit: um units for parameters Dashed Lines A series of consecutive dash characters should be treated as an end of section. this applies to both the header section and each of the DRC report sections. -------------------------------------------- DRC Reports After the header there are DRC reports for each of the rule sets that were defined in the rule deck. The first line in each of these reports will be [DRC #N] followed by the name that the user assigned. So in our example, the first rule deck entry was called RDL MIN SPACING.
[DRC #1] RDL MIN SPACING DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: Spacing DRC DRC Type
Layers: 2:0-2:0 Layer that was processed.
Spacing Rule: 19.000 um Rule parameter and value
Number of Errors: 1 number of errors detected
Errors: errors start here
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
613.866 -234.004 11.992 values
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Notes The Layers syntax, for some legacy reasons, repeats the layer value separated by a dash (-). GDSII layer description consists of the layer number separated from the datatype by a colon (:)
[DRC #2] RDL ENCLOSING UBM DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: Enclosure DRC DRC Type
Parent Layers: 2:0-2:0 Enclosing layer
Enclosed Layers: 3:0-3:0 Enclosed layer
Enclosure Rule: 5.000 um Rule parameter and value
Number of Errors: 1 number of errors detected
Errors: errors start here
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
312.500 0.000 -1.000 values
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Notes The Measured value is negative because the enclosed boundary actually leaks outside of the enclosing parent.
[DRC #3] MIN LINE FOR RDL DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: Minimum Line Width DRC DRC Type
Layers: 2:0-2:0 Layer to be checked
Minimum Line Width Rule: 19.000 um Rule parameter and value
Number of Errors: 1 number of errors detected
Errors: errors start here
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
-1391.816 -200.000 13.999 values
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[DRC #4] CHE VS RDL DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: Spacing and Enclosure DRC Type of Check
Parent Layers: 2:0-2:0 Parent (Enclosing) Layer
Enclosed Layers: 6:0-6:0 Enclosed (Child) Layer
Spacing Rule: 8.000 um Rule parameter and value
Enclosure Rule: 8.000 um Rule parameter and value
Number of Errors: 3 number of errors detected
Errors: Errors to follow
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
-587.664 1102.883 4.671 x,y error
-702.442 849.475 5.215 x,y error
-1111.427 1137.856 7.906 x,y error
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[DRC #5] VIA1 OPENING STATISTICS DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: VIA1 Opening DRC Type of Check
Layers: 1-1 Layer to be checked
Number of Openings: 48 number of openings detected (frame is ignored)
Minimum Opening Size: 19.890 um Opening parameter and value
Minimum Pitch: 50.000 um Pitch parameter and value
Minimum Size Openings: data to follow is opening for each one found
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
-1415.000 0.000 19.890 x,y and opening values
-1400.000 595.000 19.890 there should be the same number of data lines
-1400.000 800.000 19.890
-1395.000 -1200.000 19.890
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1415.000 595.000 19.890
1415.000 800.000 19.890
1415.000 995.000 19.890
1415.000 1200.000 19.890
Minimum Pitch: data to follow is locations of min pitch
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
-1405.000 -225.000 50.000 x,y and min pitch values
-1405.000 -175.000 50.000
1405.000 -225.000 50.000
1405.000 -175.000 50.000
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Note to Programmer It would be helpful to the person parsing this test to know how many minimum pitch lines of data to expect. [DRC #6] VIA2 OPENING STATISTICS DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck Type: VIA2 Opening DRC Type of DRC Check Layers: 4-4 Layer to be checked Number of Openings: 49 Reports number of openings found Maximum Opening Size: 205.000 um Reports maximum opening size Maximum Opening Area: 32794.665 um^2 reports largest opening area NO ERRORS FOUND This test has no errors associated with it ------------------------------------------ consecutive dashes indicating end of section
[DRC #7] RDL CAPTURE VIA2 PADSIZE DRC number and name assigned in the rule deck
Type: Capture Padsize DRC Type of DRC Check
Capture Pad Layers: 2:0-2:0 Layer (parent) to be checked
Via Layers: 4-4 Layer (child) to be checked
Number of non-truncated pads: 49 Reports number of non-truncated pads.
Capture Padsize: description of data in report
Xcoord Ycoord Measured column headers
400.000 0.000 216.350 x, y and measured opening dimension
-800.000 -1200.000 223.982
-800.000 1200.000 223.982
-400.000 -1200.000 223.982
-400.000 1200.000 223.982
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-1200.000 800.000 224.110
-1200.000 1200.000 224.110
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Note to Programmer: How are truncated pads reported? |
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