richard@philce.UUCP (Richard Bishopp) (02/07/89)
Hi ! I'm doing a survey on translators for geometric IC design formats. In particular both way translators for these formats CIF, AIF, GDS2, EDIF1.1.0 and EDIF2.0.0. The information collected is for non-commercial reasons. All information in the strictest confidence. A summary to the net can be posted (with names removed). I'm interested in these points ; What type of translators do you have (if any) ? (e.g. CIF->AIF etc ) If so did you write it yourself ? What language did you use (C, FORTRAN, PASCAL ) ? Did you use any special techniques to make your translator (such as YACC and LEX to make the parser) ? If no was it a commercial product or public domain ? What was the name of the supplying institution ? Is your translator tool part of a larger package ? If so, Did the translator come with the design system you use ? If yes, which ( ie Mentor, VTI ) ? If no, Are there any "utility type" extra features of the tool (such as plotting to Postscript) ? Is the translator an essential/integrable part of the design route you use ? Do you use it to move data from one design system to another ? If so which design systems ? Are the design systems running on the same platform ? Which platforms ? What hardware and operating system platforms do you use ? (ie DEC VAX/VMS, APOLLO, SUN, IBM ) Thank you for your co-operation ! Richard Bishopp P.S. This has nothing to do with my employers.