( ESNUG 325 Item 11 ) --------------------------------------------- [8/18/99]

Subject: How To Convert Synopsys DC .lib Files To Cadence/Ambit ALF Files

> I'm switching over from Synopsys Design Compiler to Ambit BuildGates.  I
> have some uncompiled ASCII .lib files from Synopsys.  I don't know where
> to start looking to figure out how to convert these to Ambit ALF library
> files.  I'm not even sure what program is used to do it.
>
>     - David Rogoff

From: Jeroen Vermeeren <Jeroen.Vermeeren@nym.sc.philips.com>

Hi David,

The trick is not to create ALF files but TLF files.  Ambit can read CTLF
files as well as ALF files.  Use "syn2tlf" for conversion of synopsys .lib
to TLF.  Use "tlfc" for conversion from tlf to ctlf (to compile the tlf).

    - Jeroen Vermeeren
      Philips Semiconductors



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