Sonnet User's Guide - Sonnet Software

Chapter 17 Thick Metal
6 Click on the OK button to close the Metal Editor dialog box and apply the
changes.
The Metal Types dialog box is updated with the new metal type.
7 Click on the OK button to close the Metal Types dialog box.
The thick metal is now available to use in your project.
8 Enter the desired polygon, then double-click on the polygon to open the
Metalization Properties dialog box.
9 Select the thick metal model metal type from the Metal drop list in the
Metalization Properties dialog box.
This will apply the metal type which uses thick metal to the selected polygon. The
thick metal extends upwards from the level on which the polygon was drawn.
10 Click on the OK button to close the Metalization Properties dialog box and
apply the changes.
The fill pattern of the polygon changes to the fill pattern used by the thick metal.
If the thick metal polygon is thicker than the dielectric layer(s) above it, the
polygon also appears on metal levels above.
Viewing Thick Metal in the Project Editor
The thick metal extends upward through the dielectric layer from the level on
which the polygon is drawn. If the thick metal is not as thick as the dielectric layer
above it, then the polygon only appears on the lower level where it was drawn. If
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