CFI related documents

available at the EuroCFI Technical Center
September, 1995

Brochures and articles released by CFI, Inc.
Brochures and articles related to CFI
Technical Documents

Brochures and articles released by CFI, Inc.

• Enabling CAD Tool Interoperability - An Overview of CFI, Inc., 1994
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• the initiative
  
  • Volume 2, Number 3, July 1995
  • Volume 2, Number 2, February 1995
  • Volume 1, Number 4, December 1994
  • Volume 1, Number 3, August 1994
  • Volume 1, Number 2, April 1994
  • Volume 1, Number 1, January 1994
  CAD Framework Initiative (CFI), Inc.
  4030 W. Braker Lane Suite 550, Austin TX 78759, USA

• CFI Survey of Market Requirements - 1995 Plan Review, Version 1.0
  CAD Framework Initiative (CFI), Inc.
  4030 W. Braker Lane Suite 550, Austin TX 78759, USA

• Surviving the 90s Cost and Complexity Squeeze, Technical Program
  Proceedings of the EDA Integration and Interoperability '94 Conference,
  May 4, 1994, Oakland CA, USA
  (c) Copyright 1994 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• CAD Framework Users, Goals, and Objectives
  Version 0.91, August 10, 1990 released by the CFI Architecture TC
  (c) Copyright 1990 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

Brochures and articles related to CFI

• EDA Industry Standards Roadmap for Design and Test
  Draft Version, August 30, 1995
  Sponsored by CFI, EDAC, Sematech

• The EDA Industry Standards Roadmap Workshop
  Information and Request for Input
  released by the CAD Framework Initiative (CFI), May 5, 1995

• EuroCFI Newsletter
  • No 3, September 1995
  • No 2, March 1995
  • No 1, September 1994
  released by the EuroCFI Technical Centre at GMD

• E. Abel: Standards in CAD Frameworks
  Proceedings of the "Database Systems and Applications for the 90's" Seminar
  TU Delft, October 11-12, 1994

• The Pinnacles Initiative:
  Defining An Information Interchange Standard For The Semiconductor Industry, October 1994

• James F. Freedman (Ed.):
  Design Needs for the 21st Century: White Paper
  Released by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), P.O.Box 12053, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, September 1994

• The National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors
  (c) Copyright 1994 by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), 4300 Creek Blvd, Suite 271, San Jose CA 95129

• Joao Camara, Helena Sarmento: AutoCAP: An Automatic Tool Encapsulator
  Preprints of the 4th International Working Conference on Electronic Design Automation Frameworks (EDAF), November, 28-30, 1994,
  pp. 31-40

• I. Videra, P. Verissimo, H. Sarmento: Communication in a Distributed Environments
  Preprints of the 4th International Working Conference on Electronic Design Automation Frameworks (EDAF), November, 28-30, 1994,
  pp. 111-120

• P.Kist, R. v.Leuken, M. Sim: Aspects of Realizing the CFI Design Representation Specification in the Nelsis Framework
  Proceedings of EuroDAC 93, September 20-24, 1993
  pp. 372-377

Technical Documents

• Standards for Electronic Design Automation, Release 1.0.0
  released by CAD Framework Initiative (CFI), Version 1.0.0-112592
  • Design Representation Programming Interface Electrical Connectivity (Volume 1)
  • Tool Encapsulation Specification (Volume 2)
  • Inter-Tool Communication Interface (Volume 3)
  • Computing Environment Services (Volmue 4)
  (c) Copyright 1990 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.

  The document can be ordered at CFI, Inc., 4030 W. Braker Lane, Suite 550, Austin TX 78759, USA:
  4-Volume Set for $500 ($300 as CFI Member) or each volume for $150 ($90)

• Design Representation Programming Interface: Electrical Connectivity
  Version 1.4.0-100194
  (c) Copyright 1994 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• Tool Encapsulation Specification, Draft Standard,
  Version 2.0.-1-020795
  released by the CFI TES Working Group
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• CFI Message Dictionary Specification, Draft Standard,
  Version 2.0, -2-031795
  released by the Inter-Tool Communication Working Group (ITC WG)
  (c) Copyright 1995 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• A Scheme-Based Extension Language Environment,
  Working Group Approved Draft Standard, Version 2.0.-5-030695
  released by the Domain Independent Services Extension Language Working Group
  (c) Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 1995 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• Task and Session Information Model
  Draft Proposal, Version 0.1, June 24, 1994
  released by the CFI Task and Session Model Workgroup
  (c) Copyright 1994 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• EDA Framework - Task and Session Information Model
  Draft European PreStandard (prENV) 50224 of CENELEC, July 1995
  (c) Copyright 1995 reserved to all CENELEC members

• Pinnacles Component Information Standard 1.1, Release 1.0,
  Working Draft, October 1994
  This document can be received from the Pinnacles Secrariat, c/o ATLAS Consulting Group, 6011 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852 USA

• CFI Architecture Revision
  Draft Proposal, Version 0.06, March 17, 1994
  released by the CFI Architecture Team
  (c) Copyright 1994 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.

• Error Handling Programming Interface
  Draft Proposal, Version 2.0b, Jan 27, 1994
  released by the CFI Architecture Team
  This document is available on the CFI document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.

• Simulation Backplane Programming Interface Specification,
  Working Group Draft Proposal, Version 0.6.0-012794
  (c) Copyright 1994 by CAD Framework Initiative, Inc.
  This document is available on the CFI Document Server or as hardcopy at the EuroCFI Technical Center.