| The Open Kit initiative
will put a strong foundation to the IC design process by beginning to
clean up the data sets of the fundamental tools that make up the
closest connection between design processes and silicon processes.
The mysteries surrounding the structure and uses of
these data sets (e.g. files, tech files, models, numbers of unknown
origin, etc., cause redundant work by multiple companies to create a
reliable design flow to eventually produce working silicon.
This standardization effort, if even moderately successful, will
remove inefficiencies and nuisances within companies and, hopefully,
will work in areas of minimal competition between vendors as
well.
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