SOLGER : A Layout Design System Based on $45^{\circ}C$ Corner-stitching

솔거: $45^{\circ}C$ Corner-stitching에 의거한 레이아웃 설계 시스템

In this paper, we introduce an integrated layout design system, SOLGER. Our system incorporates useful design tools : a powerful layout editor, a coherent access mechanism for large volumes of design data, an incremental design rule checker for hierarchical design environment, node extractor and electrical rule checker, a technology capture which is used for defining technology-specific information, and a procedural design environment for user customization. Also, we present a modified corner-stitching data structure which allows 45$^{\circ}$-angled bilateral edges. Users are provided with a multi-window design environment and a menu-driven interface. SOLGER is being used for VLSI designs practically.