====== Converting existing libraries from CDB to OA ======

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Cadence IC 6.1 and later moved to Open Access (OA) database. 
Old Cadence Data Base (CDB) libraries are no longer supported with new Cadence IC 6.x 
releases.

You need to convert your old libraries into OA format. Use the ''cdb2oa'' executable which comes 
with your Cadence IC 6.1.x installation,

''<install dir>/tools/dfII/bin/cdb2oa''


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Cadence official documentation: //CDB to OpenAccess Translator User Guide//, 

''<install dir>/doc/cdboa/cdboa.pdf''


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External references:

[[http://eda.engineering.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/How_to_convert_a_CDB_library_to_an_OA_library]] \\
[[https://www.cs.utah.edu/cadence/data/cdb2oa.pdf‎]] \\
[[http://wiki.usgroup.eu/wiki/public/tutorials/cdb2oa]]



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:!: //**Note**// \\
The most part of VLSI past designs (e.g. ToPix, ToPix_v2) at present is still in CDB format!




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