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- From: garyg@warren.mentorg.com (Gary Gendel)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: PC VLSI Design package
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 18:36:56 GMT
- Organization: Mentor Graphics Corp. -- IC Group
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- In article 12546@galileo.cc.rochester.edu, nsus_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Nick Susch) writes:
- >Does any one know of a VLSI design and layout package for the PC that is
- >either freeware or shareware? I have used Magic on Sun workstations, but was
- >wondering if there is anything on the net that I could try out on my PC.
- >Thanks for any help!
-
-
- There are some stuff for the PC, but I wouldn't handle any big designs with them.
- As an example, there is an EE drawing program on SIMTEL:
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- pd1:<msdos.graphics>EEDRAW24.ZIP
-
- Besides consulting for a number of the leading CAE companies around the world,
- my company makes a number of advanced design verification tools commercially that
- run on Engineering Workstations and 386 (or better) PCs. These are too expensive
- for the hobbiest, however, we have been toying with releasing a restricted version
- (no more than 500 elements) of out logic simulator, SIMIC for no charge. This
- simulator has been claimed by many as the best gate/switch level simulator available
- anywhere. The biggest hurdle is condensing our 300+ user manual into a small text
- file.
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- Since SIMIC elements range from simple gates to large functional blocks (RAMS, PLAS,
- etc) the 500 part limit should allow most hobby and educational designs, but prevent
- competition with our commercial product.
-
- We just need to determine if there is enough interest to warrant this effort.
-
- Gary Gendel
- VP Customer Relations
- Genashor Corp
- 9 Piney Woods Drive
- Belle Mead, NJ 08502
- (908) 281-0164
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