info-vlsi (04/03/83)
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Caesar is an IC layout tool that runs under UNIX, developed at Berkeley.
Sticks is another.
Eqntott is a useful tool for minimizing PLA's.
Please give me a summary of your findings.
Ken Turkowski
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>From decvax!decwrl!uucp%UCB-VAX@SANDIA.ARPA Wed Apr 6 18:28:25 1983
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Date: 6 Apr 1983 13:14:32-??? (Wednesday)
Here at FLAIR, Steve Rubin has implemented a hierarchical design
system he calls ELECTRIC. It has at least four interesting features:
1) Support of multiple technologies. Currently, NMOS, CMOS,
Bipolar and printed-circuit board design are handled.
2) Integration of multiple analysis aids. Currently, an
interactive DRC and two simulators are supported.
3) Encouragment of Top-down design. ELECTRIC represents circuits
in terms of their connectivity and attributes hierarchically,
so that changes to bottom-level propagate upwards and keep
the circuit properly connected.
4) Flexible user-interface. ELECTRIC supports command-key
binding, command macro definitions and graphic menus.
The system runs on 4.1BSD and supports a wide variety of graphics terminals.
We are currently distributing ELECTRIC to selected domestic research
institutions for experimental, non-commercial use only. There is a small
distribution fee.
Contact Steve Rubin at
Fairchild Lab for AI Research
4001 Miranda Ave, MS 30-888
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(415)858-4257
ARPA: Strubin@SRI-KL
uucp: {hplabs,decwrl}!flairvax!rubin
-Allan