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diff --git a/cad/chipmunk/pkg-descr b/cad/chipmunk/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97c7f2b25c89 --- /dev/null +++ b/cad/chipmunk/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ + Chipmunk CAD (Jan 1993 Revision) + -------- --- --- ---- -------- + +This directory contains a revised public beta-test version of the +Caltech electronic CAD distribution. This distribution contains tools +for schematic capture, netlist creation, and analog and digital +simulation (log), IC mask layout, extraction, and DRC (wol), simple +chip compilation (wolcomp), MOSIS fabrication request generation +(mosis), netlist comparison (netcmp), data plotting (view) and +postscript graphics editing (until). These tools were used exclusively +for the design and test of all the integrated circuits described in +Carver Mead's book "Analog VLSI and Neural Systems". Until was used +as the primary tool for figure creation for the book. The directory +also contains an example of an analog VLSI chip that was designed and +fabricated with these tools, and an example of an Actel +field-programmable gate array design that was simulated and converted +to Actel format with these tools (example). + +These tools were originally written for HP 200 Series ("Chipmunk") +computers, and were later ported to Unix and the X Windows System. +Many people contributed to the design and porting of these tools; we +have made an attempt to credit authors in each package, and regret any +omisions. Carver Mead provided the inspiration, initiative, and +financial support for many of the tools in this package; in several +cases (wol and wolcomp) he wrote the original prototypes as well. The +Systems Development Foundation, Hewlett Packard, and the Office of +Naval Research were the main sources of funding for these tools. These +tools are distributed under a license very similar to the GNU license; +the minor changes protect Caltech from liability. Each tar file +contains this license. |