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From: rubin@spar.SPAR.SLB.COM (Steve Rubin)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi
Subject: Re: Free silicon design software???
Message-ID: <1170@spar.SPAR.SLB.COM>
Date: 10 Jun 88 20:20:58 GMT
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Reply-To: rubin@spar.UUCP (Steven Rubin)
Organization: SPAR - Schlumberger Palo Alto Research
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There is one silicon design software package that *CAN* be sent outside
of the United States: The Electric(TM) VLSI Design System.

Electric is a complete package that includes a graphical editor and
many tools (design rule checkers, PLA generators, simulators [including
interface to SPICE], compactors, network consistency checkers, and even
a VHDL compiler for placing and routing standard cell libraries).

The system also handles many environments of design including nMOS
(currently two different design-rule sets), CMOS (currently six different
design-rule sets including one for MOSIS), Bipolar, Schematics, etc.

Electric is described in my recent textbook, "Computer Aids for VLSI
Design", Addison-Wesley, 1987 (yes, Steven M. Rubin, author).

Best of all, Electric is available to any orginazation that is willing
to sign a noncommercial/nondisclosure license agreement and pay a
tape fee of $200.  There are over 100 groups throughout the world that
already have the system.  If you want Electric, call or write:
	Steven Rubin
	Schlumberger Palo Alto Research
	3340 Hillview Avenue
	Palo Alto, California 94304
	(415) 496-4624
	[rubin@spar.slb.com]