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From: art@buengc.BU.EDU (A. R. Thompson)
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Subject: Re: CIF to GDS2 Conversion
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Date: 10 Nov 88 16:07:20 GMT
References: <215@edson.UUCP> <521@dover.uucp>
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In article <521@dover.uucp> waters@dover.UUCP (Mike Waters) writes:
>In article <215@edson.UUCP> robin@edson.UUCP (Robin Turner) writes:
>>Does anyone have any information regarding public (or private)
>>domain software for converting VLSI designs from CIF to GDS2
>>format and vice versa?
>>
>>Please reply directly to:  robin@edson@alberta.ca
>

The Vivid system from MCNC has a program, "ATOLL" (A Translator Of Layout
Languages) that translates between CIF, GDSII and MCNC's own layout
language Llama.  MCNC has dropped support for Vivid (drat!), but you still
might be able to get a copy.