johno@tekchips.UUCP (John Ollis) (12/10/84)
I am involved in a VLSI design class at the Oregon Graduate Center-CMOS with
Mead and Conway. Our class project chip is due on 14 December, but we're
allowed to run over into early January with only a minor penalty (something
about chains and whips). Anyway, the situation lead to the writting or a
little song. If you enjoy it, send a copy to a friend. Merry Christmas.
John R. Ollis
tektronix!tekchips!johno
Glossary:
Caesar-a graphical layout system
Trannies-transistors
Lyra-a design rule checker
Mextra-a net list extractor
RNL-a circuit simulator
Christmas with Caesar
by John R. Ollis
(sung to "Deck the Halls")
Green's diffusion, red is poly.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Doing this is purest folly.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Metal's blue, so says this ditty.
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Metal two is blue striped pretty.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Yellow-green's P+ diffusion.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Two kinds of trannies is confusin'.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Brown means P-well, watch your spacing,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Or Lyra errors you'll be facing.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
The X is cut, black square is via.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
That old Vax will never free ya'.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hatch a cifplot, churn through Mextra,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la,
RNL fails, what the heck-stra.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Squish that cell, and make the pitch match.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Can you fit in just one more latch?
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Route the pads, fit in that pad frame.
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
After this, you'll never be sane.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
(slower)
Christmas day has come and gone, too.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Haven't slept, forgotten how to.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
When it's done, there will be shouting,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
But, for now, it's back to routing.
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.