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Layout View Abstract View

Bounding Box

I/O Pins

Routing Obstructions

Figure 10.1: Side by side layout and abstract views of an inverter

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Figure 10.2: Opening a library in Abstract

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Figure 10.3: Cells in abstract after the library has been read

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Figure 10.4: The Map tab in the Pins step dialog box

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Figure 10.5: The Boundary tab in the Pins step dialog box

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Figure 10.6: Extract step dialog box

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Figure 10.7: Site tab in the Abstract step dialog box

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Figure 10.8: Abstract window with the Layout, Pins, Extract and Abstract steps completed

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Figure 10.9: Dialog box for exporting LEF information