KLayout Plugin: Library Manager for Hierarchical Layouts

• Boost your layout productivity with hierarchical layouts

This add-on can be installed through KLayout package manager, see installation instructions here

Usage

Basics

• Hierarchical layouts have suffix *.klay (and are technically OASIS files with special metadata)
• A library is just a Layout, with its top cells representing library cells
• Library maps have suffix *.klib (and are basically JSON files with a special schema), they can contain
  1. Comments
  2. Library Definition: maps a name to a library path (e.g. a stdcell library)
  3. Library Map Includes: reference to include another *.klib file (e.g. a set of libraries useful for the PDK)
• NOTE: alternatively to this plugin, you could also put them in ~/.klayout/libraries/

Menu Commands

1. In the File Menu, there are commands related to the library manager:

2. Use File→New Hierarchical Layout… to configure a new hierarchical layout:

3. With a Hierarchical Layout open, use File→Manage Cell Library Map… to manage the cell libraries:

4. With a Hierarchical Layout open, use File→Save Hierarchical Layout [As]… to save the layout.

Installation using KLayout Package Manager

1. From the main menu, click Tools→Manage Packages to open the package manager
2. Locate the LibraryManagerPlugin, double-click it to select for installation, then click Apply
3. Review and close the package installation report
4. (If needed,) confirm macro execution