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Article #279Re: VLSI Design Tools on PCs
From: Rick Spanbauer
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 1990 14:52
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 1990 14:52
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>At DAC, I saw ISS, Integrated Silicon Systems, with a PC based IC layout >system. Seat cost is 20K, but for a PC, it comes with a graphics card I am curious why anyone would go to the trouble of doing IC design on a PC. It would seem that unless one is designing $450 Mosis Tiny Chips, the fab costs for just one run approach the cost of a workstation, ie if one has the dollars for fab (several runs usually), then it would seem the workstation cost wouldn't be a problem. Or is it the case that commercial IC design software is just cheaper on PCs as it is for eg PCB design software? Rick Spanbauer Ameristar
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!sbcs!ameristar!rick From: rick@ameristar (Rick Spanbauer) Newsgroups: comp.lsi,comp.lsi.cad,sci.electronics Subject: Re: VLSI Design Tools on PCs Message-ID: <1990Jul27.145255.4742@ameristar> Date: 27 Jul 90 14:52:55 GMT References: <38395@sequent.UUCP> <610@garth.UUCP> Organization: Ameristar Technology, Inc Lines: 14