POLITEKNIK TUANKU SULTANAH BAHIYAH

KULIM HI-TECH PARK

09000 KULIM, KEDAH DARUL AMAN

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

E 5163
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN

EXPERIMENT : LAB 1

TITLE : INTRODUCTION TO L-EDIT

A. OBJECTIVE:

1. Explore the L-Edit software

2. Learn how to draw the polygon and write the port using the L-Edit software.
3. Learn how to check the error based on design rule.

B. EQUIPMENT:

 Computer with L-Edit software

C. THEORY:

In windows, to launch L-EDIT without specifying any startup file double click icon the L-EDIT
icon. L-EDIT attempts to locate the file ledit.tdb and read it for setup information. If it is not found
in the current directory, then L-Edit searches in the directory where the executable is located. A
warning is displayed in the event ledit.tdb is not located. With or without setup information from
ledit.tdb, L-Edit startup and creates a new file (layout0) with one cell, cell0. In windows, to specify
a startup file at launch double-click the startup TDB file’s icon. Drawing with L-Edit learning to
work with a program is best accomplished with hands on experience.

D. PROCEDURE:

1. EXPLORING THE L-EDIT SOFTWARE

L-Edit Display

1. Click on shortcut icon at the desktop for L-Edit display.

2. Click OK. Display shows as Picture 1 below.
 Picture 1

3. If L-Edit Warning shows, just click ‘yes’ as Picture 2.

Picture 2

4. Click <Home> or click menu View>Home. Display will be show as Picture 3.

 Box to choose
and create
layer

Picture 3

2. DRAWING THE POLYGON & WRITE THE PORT

Draw polygon (box)

1. Move cursor to the boxes to choose layer. See the mouse function box.

Layer poly has been Left button Right button

choosing. for for ‘MENU’
‘CHOOSE’

2. Choose any tool bar to draw the box, line, circle, triangle and the other.

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 3. Put mouse cursor on the left layout button then it show the ‘DRAW’ function and right
layout button show the ‘SELECT’

4. Drag mouse cursor to draw the box.

5. The spacing between 2 dots (grid) is represent 1µm. To see the grid, press (+) tab or (–)
tab.
6. To see the name of layer, move cursor to any color button, at the right bottom can see
the name layer.

Draw orthogonal polygon (using ‘nibble’ icon)

1. Firstly, draw the rectangular.

2. Choose ‘nibble’ and draw the box on polygon.
3. So, part of overlap will be cut out.

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Draw the rectangular Draw the box on Part of overlap will

polygon be cut out

Draw orthogonal polygon (using ‘merge’ icon)

1. First, draw 3 boxes as below. Drag all boxes.

2. Click on tab Draw>Merge.

3 box be built Polygon are

together forming
Move polygon

1. Choose polygon that you want and press <Alt> at the same time move mouse to place
where to put this polygon.

Move only the polygon edge/ expand the size object

1. Purpose to outgrow or to understate polygon.

2. Presses <Ctrl> and <Alt> at the same time and pull the polygon edge to expand the size
of object.

Basic Polygon The edge that The line that Forming

chooses be move polygon

Copy function

1. Choose polygon. Press <Ctrl C> for copy and <Ctrl V> for paste. Then click <Alt> to put
copied polygon to place anywhere.

Type port

1. To type port, make sure it type on basic layer. Basic Polygon also must be from the same
layer.

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2. Put mouse cursor on the text area. Put port name as wanted. Change the text size. Then
click ‘OK’

-Put port name as

wanted
Eg : vdd
Edit port

1. Choose port firstly. Click menu Edit>Edit Object(s)…

Type the port name.

Then click OK

Rotate object

1. Firstly, choose the layout object rotate

2.

Click here

Delete the object

1. Firstly, click on arrow selection.

2. Click on object, press ‘delete’ tab.

3. CHECKING DESIGN RULE

Design rule checker (DRC) function

1.

Click here

2. If the designs have an error, repair the design base on the design rule information that shows
the width and also spacing.

E. EXERCISE

1. Draw the 2 box with length-10µm, width 3µm and spacing 1µm using the poly layer that red
button and check the error based on the design rule. Are the drawings having error? If have,
repair the drawing based on the design rule.

2. Draw the 2 bridge with spacing 2µm using metal layer and check the error based on the
design rule. Are the drawings having error? If have, repair the drawing based on the design rule.

3. Draw the rectangular with length-12µm and width-4µm using n-well layer. Rotate the
rectangular 90o left side. Also write the dimension of rectangular. Are the drawings having error?
If have, repair the drawing based on the design rule.

4. Save all the drawing before and after repair.

F. QUESTION AND TASK

1. What the function of design rule check?

2. When we use the ‘nibble’ icon?
3. What the color of n-active layer?
4. How to create one polygon with metal layer?
5. Write the conclusion that you get from this experiment.