Via Array Criteria

There are six criteria, all of which must be met, before a group of vias in the original geometry is considered an array and therefore simplified by the software.

Number of Vias: There must be a minimum number of vias in order for them to be considered an array.

Via Size: The vias must be the same size or nearly the same size.

Via Spacing: The vias must be within a certain distance of one another.

Layer Pass Through: The vias must pass through the same layer(s).

Metal Polygons Pads: The vias must be contained within the same metal polygon at either the top or the bottom of the vias.

Material: The vias must be set to the same material, whose conductivity is the same.