get_cell_info
Get information of a module or instance
Usage: $data = get_cell_info($module_or_inst, @options);
$module_or_inst: The module or instance's name
@options:
-help: Print this information
-conns: Get Connections of the item, only when it's instance
-type: Get the item's type information. It can be 'ff','cg,'latch','buf',
run 'get_lib_cells -type_info' for all existing type in the current libraries
An array is returned if this option is present
-libname: Get the library name that the cell is in
-area: Get the area of the item
-size: Get the size of the item
-fun: Get the function string of the item
-leakage: Get the leakage of the item
-ref: Same as 'get_ref instance' if the item property is instance
-context: Get detail library information
-attribute attribute_name: Check if the cell has the attribute set. 0 or 1 is returned
$data: Returned data, if '-attribute' option is present, $data is 0 or 1
In option is '-conns' case,
It is a hash having the following data structure
my $module = $hash->{module};
my $instance: $hash->{instance};
foreach my $port (keys %{$hash->{connections}}){
my $net = $hash->{connections}{$port};
}
If no option is present, it return the item's property:
leaf_instance leaf_module hierarchical_instance hierarchical_module
Examples:
#1. Get area of one leaf cell
my $area = get_cell_info("AND2X2", "-area");
#2. Get an attribute of one leaf cell
my $is_iso = get_cell_info("ISOX2", "-attribute", "is_isolation_cell");