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Some simple examples for the Magic VLSI physical chip layout tool.

Magic VLSI Examples

This is a collection of simple examples for Magic VLSI from opencircuitdesign.com. All examples are based on Magic VLSI 8.2.27.

Magic VLSI is a open source software for physical chip layout. To my knowledge it is one of only two free and open source softwares of this kind.

I recommend to build Magic VLSI from the latest sources git://opencircuitdesign.com/magic-8.2

In order to open the layout of a cell, do the following:

1. Start-up magic
2. In the top menu-bar select Options > Tech Manager
3. A new window will open up, click on the red text after Technology and select scmos
4. In the top menu-bar select File > Open and navigate to one of the *.mag files from the examples, e.g. nand2.mag.
5. Select a *.mag file and click Open. The layout of the selected cell will be show in the main windows.

Further tutorials for Magic can be found here http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/tutorials/tut1.html.

WARNING: I am not a professional physical chip layout engineer and the content of this repository may not reflect any industry standard. Errors, even obvious ones, may be presented without proper indication.