nsgolds@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Niels S. Goldstein) (03/30/91)
Hello,
We are students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and are conducting a
marketing study on VLSI CAD Tools. Would you please take a moment and
complete the following questionnaire? VLSI designers completing the
questionnaire will be entitled to receive a copy of the completed study.
Aggregate information only will be released. Individuals and
organizations will not be referenced in the study. If you know of
anyone else who may be able to assist us with this survey, please pass a
copy along. All responses must be received by April 20, 1991.
Please copy this survey and respond via E-Mail to nsgolds@aix.rpi.edu.
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Please mark the number by placing an X before your choice:
1. What is your position or title?
Consider the following list of VLSI CAD activities:
1. Schematic Capture
2. Physical Layout
3. Floor Planning
4. Silicon Compilation
5. Place and Route
6. Behavioral Simulation
7. Timing Analysis
8. Switch level Simulation
9. Logic Simulation
2. Which of the above types of VLSI CAD activities do you currently
perform?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Please specify:
3. For which of the above activities are you unable to acquire an
appropriate tool?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Please specify:
4. What is the reason you are unable to acquire an appropriate tool?
1. Functionality needed is not available
2. No tool compatible with your other tools
3. No tool available for desire platform
4. No tool available within desired price range
5. None available for process
6. Please specify:
5. What Platforms do you use for VLSI Design?
A. Workstations:
1. Sun & SPARC Compatible
2. DEC
3. IBM RISC
4. HP/APOLLO
5. NEXT
B. Personal Computers:
6. PC Running Unix
7. MAC AU/X
C. Super Computers:
8. Please specify:
D. Mainframes:
9. IBM AIX
10. DEC VAX
E. Non UniX
11. Please specify:
6. What type of processes do you normally design in?
1.
2.
3.
7. Do you use any commercially available cell libraries?
1. YES 2. NO
7a. If so, please specify:
8. What kinds of problems are you experiencing with your current VLSI
CAD tools?
1.
2.
3.
9. Are these problems leading to delays in VLSI design?
1. YES 2. NO
10. How much do you think these delays are costing your organization in
a year?
11. Where did you learn about the VLSI CAD tools you are currently
using?
1.
2.
3.
12. Who manufactured the VLSI CAD tools that you are currently using?
Please specify:
13. What was the cost of the most expensive tool you are using?
1. $100,000 +
2. $50,000 to $100,000
3. $20,000 to $50,000
4. $5,000 to $20,000
5. $500 to $5,000
6. $0 to $500
14. What was the cost of your least expensive tool?
1. $100,000 +
2. $50,000 to $100,000
3. $20,000 to $50,000
4. $5,000 to $20,000
5. $500 to $5,000
6. $0 to $500
15. Would you prefer to rent rather than purchase VLSI CAD tools?
1. YES 2. NO
16. Please rank the influence the following had on your purchase
decision, use 1 for most influential, and 8 for the least influential,
only one choice for each number between 1 and 8:
- User Friendliness
- Technical Documentation
- Technical Support
- User Interface
- Reliability
- Ease of Initial Setup
- Product Functionality
_ Cost of Purchase
17. What trade journals and/or other publications do you reference
frequently?
1.
2.
3.
18. May we contact you for more information, if it is necessary, later
in our study?
1. YES 2. NO
19. Would you like a copy of the completed study?
1. YES 2. NO
20. Please complete the following (optional, required if you want a
copy of the survey):
1. Name:
2. Company:
3. Address 1 :
4. Address 2 :
5. City, State, and Zipcode:
6. Phone Number, with area code:
7. E-Mail Name and Address: (If responding by phone or USMail):
Thank you for your help. All personal question replies will be held
strictly confidential.
Sandy Auyer and Niels Goldstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.