🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi !

I'm doing a survey on translators for geometric IC design formats. In 
particular both way translators for these formats CIF, AIF, GDS2, 
EDIF1.1.0 and EDIF2.0.0. The information collected is for non-commercial 
reasons. All information in the strictest confidence. A summary to the 
net can be posted (with names removed).

I'm interested in these points ;

What type of translators do you have (if any) ?
(e.g. CIF->AIF etc )
      If so did you write it yourself ?
         What language did you use (C, FORTRAN, PASCAL ) ?
         Did you use any special techniques to make your
         translator (such as YACC and LEX to make the parser) ?
      If no was it a commercial product or public domain ?
         What was the name of the supplying institution ? 

Is your translator tool part of a larger package ? 

   If so, 
   Did the translator come with the design system you use ? 
       If yes, which ( ie Mentor, VTI ) ?

   If no,
   Are there any "utility type" extra features of the tool (such as 
   plotting to  Postscript) ?


Is the translator an essential/integrable part of the design route you 
use ?

Do you use it to move data from one design system to another ?
   If so which design systems ?

Are the design systems running on the same platform ?
    Which platforms ?

What hardware and operating system platforms do you use ?
(ie DEC VAX/VMS, APOLLO, SUN, IBM ) 

Thank you for your co-operation !

Richard Bishopp
P.S. This has nothing to do with my employers.