flash@lehi3b15.UUCP (Stephen Corbesero) (06/24/88)
Can anyone tell me if the newest release of the OCT tools is available. I remember a new version was supposed to come out a few months ago, and I am wondering if it is actually available. -- Stephen Corbesero flash@lehi3b15.UUCP VLSI Design Automation Lab usgcorb@vax1.cc.Lehigh.EDU Computer Science And Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University
paul@odin.m2c.org (Paul Cohen) (06/25/88)
In article <398@lehi3b15.UUCP> flash@lehi3b15.UUCP (Stephen Corbesero) writes: > >Can anyone tell me if the newest release of the OCT tools is >available. I remember a new version was supposed to come out a few >months ago, and I am wondering if it is actually available. >-- The OCT tool suite is available. Contact: Cindy Manly Industrial Support Office 479 Cory Hall U.C. Berkeley Berkekey, CA 94720 The tools cost $150, payable in advance. Paul B. Cohen Massachusetts Microelectronics Center cohen@m2c.org Westborough, MA cohen%m2c.m2c.org@relay.cs.net {harvard,ulowell,frog,umvlsi}!m2c!cohen
lalonde@hydra.misemi (Terry Lalonde) (06/27/88)
In article <398@lehi3b15.UUCP> flash@lehi3b15.UUCP (Stephen Corbesero) writes: > >Can anyone tell me if the newest release of the OCT tools is >available. I remember a new version was supposed to come out a few >months ago, and I am wondering if it is actually available. > >-- Newsgroups: comp.lsi Subject: OCT Tools Distribution Message-ID: <8802072153.AA18048@shambhala.berkeley.edu> Date: 7 Feb 88 21:53:43 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 64 I was forwarded your 'info-vlsi' message requesting information on our CAD tools. Our system is called OCT Tools and is distributed by the industrial liaison office here at Berkeley ($150). Cindy Manly Industrial Liaison Program 479 Cory Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 You will get a 9 track tape and a set of documentation. I recommand waiting till after March 9 to order (we are putting together a new version and it will not be ready till around then). The distribution consists of the following: The framework: - OCT: a CAD data manager - VEM: a X-based IC graphics editor supporting three editing styles (physical, symbolic, and schematic) - RPC: a remote procedure call mechanism for allowing CAD tools to run as remote procedures from VEM. A way to extend the functionallity of the editor without any source or object level changes The tools: Quite a few tools for the following tasks: - place and route - logic minimization - logic synthesis (programming language to logic equations) - simulation - plotting (postscript, versatec) - programming libraries for command data structures - extraction - module generation - conversion to/from cif - mask modification (grow, shrink, logical operations) How does it compare to Magic: Magic was written specifically for mask level CMOS design and does an excellent job of it. We are trying to support a larger set of designers using many technologies (NMOS, CMOS, GaAs, Bipolar, etc), using many design styles (full custom, gate array, standard cell, sea-of-gates, etc), and working at different levels of abstraction (behavioural, logic, schematic, symbolic, physical). Our primary interest to date has been on synthesis as oppposed to hand design. As far as specifics, we do not support incremental design rule checking at this point (we use symbolic compaction) and we represent connectivity explicity. If you have any questions, feel free to send them to me. Rick Spickelmier ricks@berkeley.edu ...!ucbvax!ricks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~end of forwarded message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terry Lalonde ...uunet!helios!lalonde