What do ITerm, BTerm, MTerm (and so on) stand for? Like, what's the meaning of the letter?
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Arman Avetisyan
10/06/2022, 9:41 AM
Instance Terminal
Block terminal?
Master terminal
Arman Avetisyan
10/06/2022, 9:41 AM
terminals like the pins
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Lucca Silva
10/06/2022, 10:16 AM
Makes sense, thanks
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Austin Rovinski
10/06/2022, 4:53 PM
@Arman Avetisyan is correct. Instance terms are the logical terminals to an instance (think A and Z terminals for an inverter). Block terms are the logical terminals to the inputs/outputs of your design. Master terms are the logical terminals for library cells. ITerms often reference MTerms because there's no point in duplicating common data across every instance.