[comp.lsi] VLSI/MicroChip Design Tools

root@pubit.sublink.ORG (Superuser) (07/02/90)

This is a followup to an article asking for VLSI design tools running on PCs.
I know about two layout editors for the Macintosh:

UNCLE (UNiversal Circuit Layout Editor)
demo $20
education $500
industrial $2500
contact:
Krzysztof Kozminski
Relative Software, Inc.
11 Little Springs Lane
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: (919) 489-4521
helios!kk@cs.duke.edu

For more info about UNCLE see IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine Nov. 89

MacGDS
This is a fairly good physical layout editor for the Macintosh. I don't have
the address of the company but, if anyone's interested, I can share a copy
of the demo version. Plese send me e-mail.
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venkati@sequent.UUCP (Venkat Iyer) (07/10/90)

I missed the original posting; but I guess it was about PC based IC design tools.
There is a company called IC Designs in the Seattle, Washington area which
produces tools which run on the IBM PC.  I have used some of their tools in
the past with good success.

Venkat

stannard@habari.misemi ( design) (07/10/90)

In article <24@pubit.sublink.ORG* root@pubit.sublink.ORG (Superuser) writes:
*This is a followup to an article asking for VLSI design tools running on PCs.
*
*MacGDS
*This is a fairly good physical layout editor for the Macintosh. I don't have
*the address of the company but, if anyone's interested, I can share a copy
*of the demo version. Plese send me e-mail.
*-- 
*Arrigo Benedetti                      | USENET:  arrigo@pubit.sublink.ORG


Although I don't have the company's full address, I can tell you that 
the product is sold by ``DESIGN WORKSHOP'' of Montreal Quebec (Canada).
The product's author, Francois Marquis, was at this year's DAC with 
some sales people from the US. MacGDS is definitely a supported product
and from all reports that I've heard, it is a good tool. I know that their
telephone number is (514) 696 4753 and that they are located in Dollard
Des Ormeaux. Hope that this information is of use. 
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olsen@hecate.ll.mit.edu (Jim Olsen) (07/11/90)

In article <2409@speedy.mcnc.org> carson@mcnc.org.UUCP (Carson R. Stuart) writes:
>I called Seattle information for IC designs and was told there was no listing.
>Can you give some more information?


IC Designs sells a PC-based standard cell design system called IC Works.  It
is intended to be usable by people without VLSI design experience.  They
will also arrange for fabrication and will guarantee correct operation of
the fabricated parts.  The base price of the software is around $10K.

Here's their contact info:

IC Designs, 12020 113th Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA 98034
Tel. (206) 821-9202
Telex 4949856 IC UI
Fax. (206) 823-8898

glenn@synaptx.Synaptics.Com (Glenn Gribble) (07/12/90)

Another layout tool for PCs is LEDIT from Tanner Research in Pasadena, CA.
They have full layout and DRC (I think they have released the DRC now).
Tanner Research : (818) 795-1696

Disclaimer:  I worked for Tanner 3 years ago.
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tobi@hobiecat.california (Tobi Delbruck) (07/18/90)

This is a followup to an article asking for VLSI design tools running
on PCs.

I have been doing a lot of layout recently using a program called
L-Edit, which we have running on PC's, Mac II's and under X windows
here in our lab.  L-Edit is a geometry layout editor with built-in
design rule checker that has an very ergonomic interface.  It is
reconfigurable to different technologies, design rules, display
styles.  There is no extractor yet but it is actively in the works.
The drawing speed on PC's or Mac's is lightning fast -- much faster
than on the X windows version. Entire tinychips can take about 2
seconds to draw, and drawing can be interrupted by mouse actions.

L-Edit is pretty stable and debugged.  I regularly get updates with
new features.

I think this is the ideal small-system tool for designing chips for
submission to MOSIS. I know one guy here who was using Magic to do
large CCD chips. He dropped Magic like a hot potato after he tried
L-Edit.

L-Edit seems like a really good value.  The price for the PC version
is $995. Universities get steep discounts on that.

Contact Tanner Research at 818-795-1696.  They'll send you a demo disk.
They also have some other interesting tools that I have not personally used:
a gate-level simulator with fault grading and an automatic standard
cell place-and-route tool.

Disclaimer:  Tanner was a student in our lab.