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From: jcc@lotus.UUCP (Joe Camaratta)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi.cad
Subject: Automatic layout
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Date: 1 Sep 88 18:05:39 GMT
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Reply-To: jcc@lotus.UUCP (Joe Camaratta)
Organization: Siemens RTL, Princeton, NJ
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I was wondering if anyone knows of programs which perform
automatic layout of a circuit given a netlist description?  We
need something less than a silicon compiler, but more than a
design aid such as Magic.  I understand that Mason by David La
Potin will perform this sort of floorplanning.  Is it available?
Any other ideas?  Thank you for your time.

					Joe Camaratta
					jcc@cadillac.siemens.com