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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

   Leading EDA Vendors Collaborate On CAD Framework Initiative Project

SunFLASH Vol 41 #1					            May 1992 
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Sun, Cadence, Harris, Mentor, Viewlogic and Synopsys To Work Together

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - May 4, 1992 - Sun Microsystems Computer
Corporation (SMCC) today announced that it is sponsoring a CAD
Framework Initiative (CFI) pilot project, "EDA Symphony," in
cooperation with leading electronic design automation (EDA) vendors
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Harris Corporation EDA Division, Mentor
Graphics Corp., Synopsys, Inc. and Viewlogic Systems, Inc.

The goal of the pilot project is to integrate independent EDA tools and
technologies into a single solution in order to prove the commercial
viability of Inter-Tool Communication (ITC) technology as specified by
the CFI Release 1.0 Pilot Program. ITC technology provides a common
methodology for communication among tools from different EDA vendors.
The Sun-sponsored project is one of four similar projects that are
working to incorporate CFI Release 1.0 specifications into actual
production-level design automation tools.

"The incompatibility of today's EDA tools means that users have a great
deal of difficulty mixing and matching them," said William Johnson,
SMCC's director of corporate CAD and SPARC(R) business development.
"The EDA Symphony pilot project will not only prove the commercial
viability of CFI Release 1.0, but it will also provide the foundation
upon which EDA vendors can build products that deliver ITC benefits to
end users."

The backbone of the pilot project is SunSoft's ToolTalk(TM) ITC
technology, which allows applications to communicate transparently. In
the EDA Symphony pilot project, these applications include:

Cadence Design Systems
o Allegro(TM) PCB layout and analysis tool
o Composer(TM) schematic entry product
o Design Framework II(TM) framework product
o Verilog(R) behavioral and logic simulator

Harris Corporation, EDA Division
o Finesse(TM) MCM layout and analysis tool
o Scicards(R) PCB layout and analysis tool

Mentor Graphics
o Design Architect(TM) schematic entry product
o QuickSim(TM) logic simulator

Synopsys
o Design Compiler(TM) logic synthesis tool
o Design Analyzer(TM) user interface and design analysis tool

Viewlogic Systems
o ViewDraw(TM) schematic entry system
o ViewFrame(TM) framework product

The CAD Framework Initiative Inc. was established in 1988 as an
independent industry effort to promote standardization of the
interfaces between computer-aided design (CAD) tools and the software
environments ("frameworks") that support their use.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sun Microsystems Computer Corp.  Cathleen Beall Garfield (415) 336-6536
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