Characterisation of standard cell libraries using cadence tool

[BB11]

Hello

I am new to characterization of standard cell Libraries. I am using cadence Liberate tool. I have few queries:
1.what is an av extracted view in cadence ? does it contain RC information, and how can I generate the av extracted file after the layout design?
2. what are the main input files needed for the characterization process / or to generate a .lib file?

Thanks in advance
BB

 

[reddvoid]

for Question 2. you will need hspice model files (or whichever simulator you are using), RCextracted netlist views ...That should do I guess