Can a cdf file looks like that???

Hi,

I saw the cdf file format in cdf skill manual. However, i got this cdf
file (got from the text).
Is that a cdf skill file?? It's written in one line!! (please see
below)

Is it possible to convert it to the template shape in the manual?

Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Ahmad

((nil name "lxParamsToIgnore" paramType "string" defValue "wCdl
nfingers" prompt "lxParamsToIgnore" choices nil parseAsNumber nil
units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback
nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"lxParamsToIgnoreForCheck" paramType "string" defValue "SDswapSign
leftShape rightShape gateSDinc gateGateInc" prompt
"lxParamsToIgnoreForCheck" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use
nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback nil
storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "gateGateInc" paramType
"string" defValue "0" prompt "gateGateInc" choices nil parseAsNumber t
units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback
nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name "gateSDinc" paramType
"string" defValue "0" prompt "gateSDinc" choices nil parseAsNumber t
units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback
nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name "enableDNW" paramType
"boolean" defValue nil prompt "Enable DNW" choices nil parseAsNumber
nil units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil
callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "shrinkNW"
paramType "boolean" defValue nil prompt "Shrink NW" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"flushNW" paramType "boolean" defValue nil prompt "Flush NW" choices
nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"rightBodyTie" paramType "cyclic" defValue "None" prompt "Right Body
Tie" choices ("None" "Attached" "Detached") parseAsNumber nil units
nil use nil display "cdfgData->layoutRule->value==\"DFM\"" editable
"t" dontSave nil callback "CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW
\")" storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "leftBodyTie"
paramType "cyclic" defValue "None" prompt "Left Body Tie" choices
("None" "Attached" "Detached") parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil
display "cdfgData->layoutRule->value==\"DFM\"" editable "t" dontSave
nil callback "CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")"
storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "routeSD" paramType
"cyclic" defValue "None" prompt "Route Source/Drain" choices ("None"
"Source" "Drain" "Both") parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display
"t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL
nil) (nil name "polyContacts" paramType "boolean" defValue t prompt
"Poly Contacts" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil
display "cdfgData->routePolydir->value!=\"None\"" editable "t"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"routePolydir" paramType "cyclic" defValue "Top" prompt "Route Poly"
choices ("None" "Top" "Bottom" "Both") parseAsNumber nil units nil use
nil display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault
nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "rightShape" paramType "cyclic" defValue
"normal" prompt "ShareRightShape" choices ("normal" "same" "sameExt"
"small" "smallExt" "large" "largeExt" "diff" "diffExt" "No_abutment")
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"leftShape" paramType "cyclic" defValue "normal" prompt
"ShareLeftShape" choices ("normal" "same" "sameExt" "small" "smallExt"
"large" "largeExt" "diff" "diffExt" "No_abutment") parseAsNumber nil
units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback
nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "sourceShare" paramType
"cyclic" defValue "notShared" prompt "Source Share Type" choices
("notShared" "Shared") parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "t"
editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "drainShare" paramType "cyclic" defValue
"notShared" prompt "Drain Share Type" choices ("notShared" "Shared")
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "t" editable "t" dontSave
nil callback "CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")"
storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "xrc_sb" paramType "string"
defValue "" prompt "Extracted LOD_SB" choices nil parseAsNumber nil
units nil use nil display "cdfgData->xrc_sb->value!=\"\"" editable
"nil" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil
name "xrc_sa" paramType "string" defValue "" prompt "Extracted LOD_SA"
choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "xrc_nrs" paramType
"string" defValue "" prompt "Extracted Source Squares" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData->xrc_nrs->value!=
\"\"" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "xrc_nrd" paramType "string" defValue ""
prompt "Extracted Drain Squares" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units
nil use nil display "cdfgData->xrc_nrd->value!=\"\"" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"xrc_ps" paramType "string" defValue "" prompt "Extracted Source
Perimeter" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display
"cdfgData->xrc_ps->value!=\"\"" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback
nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "xrc_pd" paramType
"string" defValue "" prompt "Extracted Drain Perimeter" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData->xrc_pd->value!=
\"\"" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "xrc_as" paramType "string" defValue ""
prompt "Extracted Source Area" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil
use nil display "cdfgData->xrc_as->value!=\"\"" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"xrc_ad" paramType "string" defValue "" prompt "Extracted Drain Area"
choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "nrs" paramType "string"
defValue "837.5m" prompt "Estimated Source Squares" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "nrd" paramType "string"
defValue "837.5m" prompt "Estimated Drain Squares" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "ps" paramType "string"
defValue "1.47u" prompt "Estimated Source Perimeter" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "pd" paramType "string"
defValue "1.47u" prompt "Estimated Drain Perimeter" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "as" paramType "string"
defValue "134f" prompt "Estimated Source Area" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "ad" paramType "string"
defValue "134f" prompt "Estimated Drain Area" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "cdfgData-

storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "displayParasitics"
paramType "boolean" defValue nil prompt "Display Parasitics" choices
nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "t" editable "t"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"layoutRule" paramType "cyclic" defValue "onGrid" prompt "Layout
Style" choices ("DFM" "onGrid") parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil
display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "SDswapSign" paramType "string" defValue "1"
prompt "S D swap Sign" choices nil parseAsNumber t units nil use nil
display "nil" editable "nil" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault
nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name "SDswap" paramType "boolean" defValue nil
prompt "SourceDrain swap" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use
nil display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL nil) (nil name "wCdl" paramType "string" defValue "iPar(\"w
\")*iPar(\"array\")" prompt "total W with array" choices nil
parseAsNumber t units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name
"nfingers" paramType "string" defValue "iPar(\"nfing
\")*iPar(\"SDswapSign\")" prompt "Number of Fingers" choices nil
parseAsNumber t units nil use nil display "nil" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name
"array" paramType "string" defValue "1" prompt "Multiplier" choices
nil parseAsNumber t units nil use nil display "t" editable
"deGetEditCellView()->cellViewType != \"maskLayout\"" dontSave nil
callback "CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault
nil parseAsCEL t) (nil name "nfing" paramType "string" defValue "1"
prompt "Number of Fingers" choices nil parseAsNumber t units nil use
nil display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL t) (nil name "l" paramType "string" defValue "500n" prompt
"l (M)" choices nil parseAsNumber t units "lengthMetric" use nil
display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL t) (nil name "w" paramType "string" defValue "400n" prompt
"Total w (M)" choices nil parseAsNumber t units "lengthMetric" use nil
display "t" editable "t" dontSave nil callback
"CSRtsmcN65rfMOScallback(\"NMOS_DO33_NODNW\")" storeDefault nil
parseAsCEL t) (nil name "description" paramType "string" defValue
"2.5Vod3.3V BB MOSFET w/o DNW" prompt "description" choices nil
parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "t" editable "nil"
dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL nil) (nil name
"model" paramType "string" defValue "NMOS_DO33_NODNW" prompt "Model
name" choices nil parseAsNumber nil units nil use nil display "t"
editable "nil" dontSave nil callback nil storeDefault nil parseAsCEL
t))
(nil cdsSpice (nil) spectreS (nil) hspiceS (nil) UltraSim (nil) eldo
(nil) ADVance_MSS (nil) adit (nil) spectre (nil termMapping (nil D \:d
G \:g S \:s B \:b) propMapping (nil m simM) instParameters (l w m ad
as pd ps nrd nrs sa sb sca scb scc) otherParameters (model) termOrder
(D G S B)) eldoD (nil netlistProcedure CSRtsmcN65rfMOSnetlistProc
noPortDelimiter no current port namePrefix "X" termMapping (nil D \.D
G \.G S \.S B \.B) termOrder (D G S B) instParameters (l w nfing array
ad as pd ps nrd nrs sa sb sca scb scc) otherParameters (macro)
propMapping (nil nfing nfingers ad xrc_ad as xrc_as pd xrc_pd ps
xrc_ps nrd xrc_nrd nrs xrc_nrs sa xrc_sa sb xrc_sb xrc_sca xrc_scb
xrc_scc) componentName subcircuit opParamExprList (("id"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"id\")") ("vgs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vgs\")") ("vds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vds\")") ("vth"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vth\")") ("vdsat"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vdsat\")") ("gm"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"gm\")") ("gds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"gds\")") ("cdd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdd\")") ("cdg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdg\")") ("cds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cds\")") ("cdb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdb\")") ("cgd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgd\")") ("cgg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgg\")") ("cgs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgs\")") ("cgb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgb\")") ("csd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csd\")") ("csg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csg\")") ("css"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"css\")") ("csb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csb\")") ("cbd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbd\")") ("cbg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbg\")") ("cbs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbs\")") ("cbb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbb\")") ("vod"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vgs\")-OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\")
\"vth\")")) modelParamExprList (("toxm" "MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\")
\"toxm\")") ("u0" "MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"u0\")") ("ndep"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ndep\")") ("ngate"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ngate\")") ("nsd"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"nsd\")") ("rsh"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"rsh\")") ("rshg"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"rshg\")") ("k1"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"k1\")") ("k2"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"k2\")") ("ua"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ua\")") ("ub"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ub\")") ("vsat"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vsat\")") ("alpha0"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"alpha0\")") ("beta0"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"beta0\")") ("ef"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ef\")") ("epsrox"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"epsrox\")") ("vmax"
"2*MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vsat\")"))) auLvs (nil
netlistProcedure ansLvsCompPrim instParameters (l w m) componentName
nch termOrder (D G S B) propMapping (nil m simM) namePrefix "M") auCdl
(nil netlistProcedure tsmcCdlSubcktCall instParameters (l w nfing)
componentName subcircuit termOrder (D G S B) namePrefix "X" modelName
NMOS_DO33_NODNW propMapping (nil nfing nfingers w wCdl)) ams (nil
isPrimitive t otherParameters (model) instParameters (model l w m ad
as pd ps nrd nrs sa sb sca scb scc) propMapping (nil m simM)
termMapping (nil D \:d G \:g S \:s B \:b) termOrder (D G S B))
ADVance_MS (nil netlistProcedure CSRtsmcN65rfMOSnetlistProc
noPortDelimiter no current port namePrefix "X" termMapping (nil D \.D
G \.G S \.S B \.B) termOrder (D G S B) instParameters (l w nfing array
ad as pd ps nrd nrs sa sb sca scb scc) otherParameters (macro)
propMapping (nil nfing nfingers ad xrc_ad as xrc_as pd xrc_pd ps
xrc_ps nrd xrc_nrd nrs xrc_nrs sa xrc_sa sb xrc_sb xrc_sca xrc_scb
xrc_scc) componentName subcircuit opParamExprList (("id"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"id\")") ("vgs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vgs\")") ("vds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vds\")") ("vth"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vth\")") ("vdsat"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vdsat\")") ("gm"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"gm\")") ("gds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"gds\")") ("cdd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdd\")") ("cdg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdg\")") ("cds"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cds\")") ("cdb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cdb\")") ("cgd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgd\")") ("cgg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgg\")") ("cgs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgs\")") ("cgb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cgb\")") ("csd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csd\")") ("csg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csg\")") ("css"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"css\")") ("csb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"csb\")") ("cbd"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbd\")") ("cbg"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbg\")") ("cbs"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbs\")") ("cbb"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"cbb\")") ("vod"
"OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vgs\")-OP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\")
\"vth\")")) modelParamExprList (("toxm" "MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\")
\"toxm\")") ("u0" "MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"u0\")") ("ndep"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ndep\")") ("ngate"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ngate\")") ("nsd"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"nsd\")") ("rsh"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"rsh\")") ("rshg"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"rshg\")") ("k1"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"k1\")") ("k2"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"k2\")") ("ua"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ua\")") ("ub"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ub\")") ("vsat"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vsat\")") ("alpha0"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"alpha0\")") ("beta0"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"beta0\")") ("ef"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"ef\")") ("epsrox"
"MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"epsrox\")") ("vmax"
"2*MP(mappedRoot(\".XMN.MAIN\") \"vsat\")"))))
(nil instNameType "schematic" instDisplayMode "instName" netNameType
"schematic" termSimType "DC" termDisplayMode "none" paramSimType "DC"
paramEvaluate (nil nil nil nil t nil) paramDisplayMode "parameter"
modelLabelSet "epsrox toxm u0 " opPointLabelSet "id vgs vds vth vdsat
gm gds" paramLabelSet "w l nfingers array ")
(nil buttonFieldWidth "340" fieldHeight "35" fieldWidth "350"
promptWidth "175" formInitProc "" doneProc "")

 

Hi Ahmad,

That's the best ever CDF file I've seen in my life Have never seen
such a pretty before ;-)
Well, it have a bit of shape of a CDF file, but As you can see in the
Cadence documentation, a CDF files looks rather like :

/****************************************************/
LIBRARY = "analogLib"
CELL = "nbsim"
/****************************************************/
let( ( libId cellId cdfId )
unless( cellId = ddGetObj( LIBRARY CELL )
error( "Could not get cell %s." CELL )
)
when( cdfId = cdfGetBaseCellCDF( cellId )
cdfDeleteCDF( cdfId )
)
cdfId = cdfCreateBaseCellCDF( cellId )
;;; Parameters
cdfCreateParam( cdfId
?name "model"
?prompt "Model name"
?defValue ""
?type "string"
?display "artParameterInToolDisplay('model)"
?parseAsCEL "yes"
)
...........

You can dump a CDF file from your CIW using a skill command like :
cdfDump("libName" "outputFile" ?cellName "cellName")
eg: cdfDump("analogLib" "edtmp" ?cellName "nfet")

When loaded, the CDF properties are stored into your celleView prop.xx
file.

2. I would say yes, with a piece a perl ...

Good luck !

Riad.

 

hé hé

No, but, seriously... I think that's what you get when you do save
from the Edit CDF form.

If I'm correct (didn't check), then you should load this file from the
Edit CDF form (Tools->Edit->CDF from CIW, fill in lib/cell name,
select CDF type (base or user), in the file field type the file name
and click Load).

After, you can cdfDump() as Riad suggests, to get pretty-printed code
just like in the manual


Cheers,
Stéphane

 

S.Badel wrote, on 04/10/08 00:46:

In fact in IC612 there is now a "CDF Dump" button on the Edit CDF form which
allows you to dump out the Base CDF in SKILL syntax.

The existing Save/Load are not terribly useful, as they're hardly human readable...

Andrew.