From: janet@venus.ic.cmc.ca (Janet Tite)
Subject: MTB: Electric(TM) Design System, V5.00e
Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Distribution: can
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:30:14 GMT

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                **** MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN ****
                                                              November 5, 1992


Technology:         Electric(TM) Design System, Version 5.00e
Developed By:       Sid Penstone, Queen's University
Release Date:       November 5, 1992
ID Code:            SE0157
Status:             Supported

Description:        This is the  latest university release of the Electric(TM)
                    Design System available  from  CMC.    The  following is a
                    brief list of some of the changes that have occurred since
                    the release of version 4.07i: 
                    1)  QUAIL and the external VHDL  compiler  have  now  been
                        incorporated    into   the  Electric(TM) Design System
                        executable.
                    2)  The  Elk Lisp interpreter is now built  in.    You  no
                        longer have to search for your own language interface.
                    3)  The  X11  graphics driver has been improved.   It  now
                        reads the Xdefaults file to select which fonts to use,
                        backing  store    usage,  and  the  initial  size  and
                        placement of the graphics window.
                    4)  The database resolution  has  been  increased  to  1/2
                        millimicron linear and 1/10 degree angular.
                    5)  The SPICE extractor, Verilog extractor, and PostScript
                        output module have been improved.
                    6)  Gennum  design libraries for 2x1,  2x2,  3x3  and  4x4
                        arrays have been created.
                    7)  As always, a number of bugs have been fixed.
                    This  distribution  will  contain  all  the  CMC-supported
                    technologies (CMOS3DLM, CMOS4S, GaAs, and Gennum) as  well
                    as the Gennum design libraries and the CMC  standard  cell
                    libraries  for  CMOS3DLM    and    CMOS4S.      Supporting
                    documentation for all CMC  technologies  as  well as QUISC
                    and  QUAIL  is  also  included.     

Keywords:           Electric,  CMOS3DLM,  CMOS4S, Gennum, GaAs, QUISC,  QUAIL,
                    VHDL  
Known  Problems  and  Limitations:   
                    None  
Suggested Enhancements:   
                    None  
Notes:    
Release Category:   Will  automatically be transmitted via the ftp process  to
                    those Canadian  universities  licensed by Electric Editor,
                    Inc. for the use of the Electric(TM) Design System and who
                    have  met the distribution  requirements  detailed  below.
                    Thereafter  V5.00e  will  be released  to  other  Canadian
                    universities  on an `as requested' basis  subject  to  the
                    requester  satisfying    the    distribution  requirements
                    detailed below.   
Distribution Requirements:    
                    A  license  agreement  must be entered  into  between  the
                    university and Electric Editor, Inc.  covering  the use of
                    the Electric(TM) Design System.  Additionally, in order to
                    receive V5.00e (incorporating CMC-supported technologies),
                    the university must have executed  a  CMC  Equipment  Loan
                    Agreement as well as a Schedule  covering the use of BNR's
                    CMOS4S  technology.    


To request this technology send a request for distribution via AIM to:
   
                            vlsiic@cmc.ca
                           VLSIIC@QUCDNCMC

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