ALF Compiler with Access Routines

The ASC ALF Compiler accepts a library defined in the Advanced Library Format (ALF), reports any syntactic or semantic errors, generates an optimized intermediate format representation of the library, and provides an applications programming interface (API) to that format. Pretty printing modules can also generate processable ALF or Synopsys .lib format libraries from the compiled intermediate format.

The ALF modeling language provides a long awaited single common library format suitable for use with EDA tools at all levels of the development process. ALF has been approved as IEEE standard 1603.

The ALF Compiler makes ALF libraries available for processing by any EDA function, including synthesis or layout programs and library management utilities. The Compiler's API greatly facilitates integration of ALF library data with existing or new development environments.

ASC Deliverables

ASC ALF Compiler with Access Routines includes:

• ALF Parser/Syntax Checker
• Optimized Intermediate Format Generator
• Access Routines (API) to the compiled library data
  
  

ASC will provide:

• A linkable library with license to use in compiled form
• Header files of the API
• HTML documentation of the API Access Routines
  

The Compiler, which has been shipping since 2001, supports embedding in or integration with any software system.

The Compiler with Access Routines is available for OEM and development licensing.