Title :
VISTA-the data level
Author :
Fasching, Franz ; Tuppa, Walter ; Selberherr, Siegfried
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Microelectron., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
fDate :
1/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In order to meet the requirements of advanced process and device design, a new generation of technology CAD (TCAD) simulation frameworks is emerging. These are based on a data level providing a common data interchange format. Such a format must be suitable for building simulation databases, and needs to be supported by tools and a procedural interface with multi-language bindings for data storage and retrieval by application programs. In this work, the data level of the Viennese integrated system for TCAD applications (VISTA), which includes the profile interchange format (PIF), the PIF binary file manager (PBFM) and the PIF application interface (PAI), is described from a framework point of view
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; data structures; digital simulation; electronic data interchange; user interfaces; PIF application interface; PIF binary file manager; VISTA; VLSI design; Viennese integrated system for TCAD applications; common data interchange format; data level; integrated simulation framework; multi-language bindings; procedural interface; profile interchange format; simulation databases; technology CAD simulation frameworks; Environmental management; History; Information geometry; Information retrieval; Joining processes; Message passing; Microelectronics; Solid modeling; Spatial databases; Spine;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
