Netlist Rules and Examples

The Netlist

The MINT/netlist file is a plain text file that has the extension '.uf' (eg. device.uf).

The basic structure of the netlist as follows:

1. (Optional) Import the modules you will need to use in the design.
2. Declare the type of device and the device name.
3. (Optional) Instantiate the imported modules.
4. Declare each layer present in the device.
5. Within each layer declare the components and channels on that layer.
6. (Optional) Within each layer, set the position of the components in that layer.

Summary of the basic MINT device structure

#Single Comments start with '#' symbol. There is no current support for multiline comments

IMPORT nameofdevicetoimport

DEVICE nameofthisdevice

nameofdevicetoimport instance1, instance2, .... ;

LAYER FLOW

...

END LAYER

LAYER CONTROL

...

END LAYER

A Simple Device Tutorial

Note: The full example in text is given right after this tutorial.

Step 1 - Create a device

Step 2 - Create Ports and Cell Traps in the Flow Layer

Step 3 - Create channels to connect the components

Step 4 - Create a Port in the Control Layer

Step 5 - Create valves on the Flow Layer channels

Step 6 - Create a Net to connect all the Control Layer Channels

net_test.uf

DEVICE net_test

LAYER FLOW
PORT p1, p2 r=100;
V LONG CELL TRAP ct1 numChambers=10 chamberWidth=100 chamberLength=100 chamberSpacing=50 channelWidth=100;

CHANNEL c1 from p1 3 to ct1 1 w=100;
CHANNEL c2 from ct1 2 to p2 1 w=100;

END LAYER

LAYER CONTROL
PORT p3 r=100;
VALVE v1 on c1 w=300 l=100;
VALVE v2 on c2 w=300 l=100;
NET net1 from p3 1 to v1 4, v2 4 channelWidth=50;
END LAYER

Specifying Fixed Positions

MINT allows the designer to fix the position of a component through the SET statement.

Syntax

ufname SET X INT Y INT