FTAPE(1ICD)

NAME
ftape - create pattern generator file for output machine

SYNOPSIS
ftape [options] [cell]

OPTIONS

-a  Produce output for ASM machine (4-inch only).

-c  Produce output for Canon machine (3-inch only).

-e  Produce output for Electromask machine (default).

-f  Produce output for Full wafer design (no reduction).

-t  Produce output for TRE machine (5-inch only).

-3  Prepare output for 3-inch glass plate (default).

-4  Prepare output for 4-inch glass plate.

-5  Prepare output for 5-inch glass plate.

-6  Prepare output for 6-inch glass plate.

-d  Take default pos/neg masks selection from process table.

-o  Process only specified mask(s), next argument is masklist.

-s  Interactive selection of output mask(s).

-N  Process only the negative masks.

-P  Process only the positive masks.

-h  Display help information (no processing).

-m  Multi project mode (more than one cell).

-v  Verbose mode, displays what the program is doing.

-D  Debug mode, displays more information.

-L  Linear shrink or expand of the boxes.

-M  Multiply the mask dimensions with factor.

The options can be given all together or separately. Options must be preceded by a minus sign.

The program is asking the linear shrink or expand factor and/or the multiplication factor.

DESCRIPTION
Ftape formats the data generated by the pgt or mkpgt program and creates a pattern generator file "PGFILE" in the current working directory. This output file contains the jobs (with correct dimensions), for making glass plates with a pattern generator for the specified output machine.
Default all positive and negative masks, which exist of one or more boxes, are processed. The number of boxes is read from the "flashes" file.

The output can be created for four different photographic machines, one is called the "Electromask (Karl Suss)" and an other the "Canon Photographic Machine". New are the ASM and TRE wafersteppers.
By "Full wafer design" no output machine is used, but the glass plates are directly used on the wafer.

The ftape command line can have several options and one argument. The cell name argument must be specified, except when using the -m option, in that case you are asked for it.

The program is asking the name of the designer and the IC identification number, these are put in the PGFILE header. The IC identification number, what is used by the IC atelier, is also put on every glass plate. Also the cell name, the mask name and the job number are put on the glass plate.

AUTHORS
H. Verheyen, S. de Graaf

FILES
proj_dir/.dmrc	(input file)
proj_dir/layout/cell/info	(input file)
proj_dir/layout/cell/flashes	(input file)
proj_dir/layout/cell/LC_pgt	(input files) LC=LayerCode
proj_dir/layout/cell/LC_pgt_neg	(input files)
./PGFILE	(output file)

SEE ALSO
S. de Graaf, "PG-tape Generation User's Manual".
catpgf(1ICD), mkpgt(1ICD), pgt(1ICD), recheck(1ICD).