tamir@CS.UCLA.EDU (Yuval Tamir) (01/30/88)
I have heard that R. Newton's group at Berkeley has recently started distributing a new VLSI layout tool with various additional related tools. I would like to get more information about these tools. What exactly is available ? What are the important enhancements to the layout tool compared with Magic ? Yuval Tamir Internet: tamir@cs.ucla.edu UUCP: ...!{ihnp4,ucbvax,sdcrdcf,trwspp,randvax,ism780}!ucla-cs!tamir
faustus@ic.Berkeley.EDU (Wayne A. Christopher) (02/02/88)
We've been distributing an entirely new system, the "Oct Tools". This consists mainly of a cad database, oct, a "view editor", vem, and a large number of support tools including extractors, simulators, a compactor, and logic tools (espresso, mis). More layout tools are under development and should go out on a future oct tools release. The oct/vem framework is oriented towards symbolic design and is very flexible. Application tools such as placers, routers, simulators, and so forth can run as Remote Procedure Call clients of the editor, or can use the database directly as standalone programs. To get a copy, I believe that you can contact: Cindy Manly EECS/ERL Industrial Support Office University of California Berkeley, Ca. 94720 (415) 643-6687 And ask about the "Oct Tools" tape. Wayne