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ac123



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Post23 Jan 2008 5:52   .tch file for qrc

Hi,

I have a .tch file which i use for extraction using qrc. I understand that .tch file is a binary file created from .ict file using techgen.

I dont have the .ict file from me. Is there any way I can see the contents of the the .tch file?? (similiar to libgen -ls showing the summary of the .cl library)??

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ac123
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vlsitechnology



Joined: 01 Nov 2007
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Post23 Jan 2008 7:14   .tch file for qrc

ICT file is from the UMC fab and .tch is from the TSMC fab so in order to get the ict file u need to ask ur vendor thts wt i can say

Bye take care

Added after 40 seconds:

.tch file is a binary file u can't see that i guess
Bye take care
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change



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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Post20 Aug 2008 16:05   Re: .tch file for qrc

Hi,vlsitechnology
As you said that ICT file is from the UMC fab and .tch is from the TSMC fab, I only have the ICT file,but in SOC encounter it need .tch file,how to convent? TKS
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raju3295



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Post25 Aug 2008 9:25   .tch file for qrc

hi vlsi
am not sure of UMC, we generaaly get data from TSMC and the downloaded bundle contains both ict file and the qrctechfiles , and the ict file will be in ascii format whih will be used for generating the capTables,,,

ac123,
am very new to this techgen , wht this tool is used for ??
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viswanadh_babu



Joined: 01 Apr 2008
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Post25 Aug 2008 12:59   Re: .tch file for qrc

Hai


If you have ICT file and lef file of UMC or TSMC , you genrate tch for that particular foundary using rcgen tool.


Viswanadh Babu
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sachin_kirdat



Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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Post25 Aug 2008 14:08   .tch file for qrc

It is possible to generate ( recover) ICT file from .tch file. I do not rember exectly what was commend for that but it should be there in RCGen's command manual or you can ask for command to cadence support
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sachin_kirdat



Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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Post26 Aug 2008 5:21   .tch file for qrc

try out RCgen -ictout xxxx.tch
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raju3295



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Post27 Aug 2008 11:34   .tch file for qrc

i was having a related doubt with the extraction,,,,,,
as a input qrc tool,,we generally provide qrcTechfile,,,,, one tech.lef file which contains information about the layers resi,cap....etc, and one macros lef which gives information about the metal layers consumed by the macros,,,,

so my doubt is when qrcTechfile has all the information required to estimate the resistance of the metals,, why the tech.lef file is required ?
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raju3295



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Post08 Sep 2008 11:49   .tch file for qrc

am searching for rcgen tool,,, which tool contains this utiligy
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