From ba733a79a0457706f66149babb48846ce2d8f1de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andreas K. Huettel (dilfridge)" Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:37:11 +0200 Subject: [sci-electronics/magic] Copied from main tree --- sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml (limited to 'sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml') diff --git a/sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml b/sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..986ee5244 --- /dev/null +++ b/sci-electronics/magic/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + + + + sci-electronics + + Magic is a venerable VLSI layout tool, written in the 1980's at Berkeley by + John Ousterhout, of Tcl fame. Due largely in part to its liberal Berkeley + open-source license, magic has remained popular with universities and small + companies. The open-source license has allowed VLSI engineers with a bent + toward programming to implement clever ideas and help magic stay abreast of + fabrication technology. However, it is the well thought-out core algorithms + which lend to magic the greatest part of its popularity. Magic is widely cited + as being the easiest tool to use for circuit layout, even for people who + ultimately rely on commercial tools for their product design flow. + + -- cgit v1.2.3-65-gdbad