Yes, plugins containing commercial design rules are secret because of NDA. Once I also asked this question I asked about them I received answer from Oracle: "how do you know about them" ;) even thought there existance is evident from sources..
Would Oracle make plugins available for TSMC license holders??? On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:34 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/topics> > > - Photonics Technology in Electric Version 9.07 > <#m_4513605051588091273_group_thread_0> - 1 Update > > Photonics Technology in Electric Version 9.07 > <http://groups.google.com/group/electricvlsi/t/896c7d8f04f42cae?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Gavin Abo <[email protected]>: Aug 12 11:03AM -0600 > > Maybe the TSMC plugin is needed for this. The one indicated in the > program when you click Help->About Electric, then click Plugins and see > "Missing: Technologies (cmos90, tsmc180)". > > The ChangeLog.txt in the source code of the repository hints that the > developers, like SMR, GVG, JKG, and DN, working on TSMC changes may have > this plugin: > > http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/electric/trunk/ > electric/ChangeLog.txt?view=markup > > There is another hint in build.xml of electric-8.00.jar (at > http://mirrors.peers.community/mirrors/gnu/electric/ ) which has: > > <jar basedir="." compress="true" jarfile="*TSMC90.jar*"> > > This suggests that the plugin file may have the filename: TSMC90.jar > > I asked about the plugin back in 2015 [ > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01026.html > ], but I don't remember ever receiving a response back about how exactly > one could get it. So I can only guess that they are not sharing it > outside their development circle as it may be providing their paycheck. > If they are sharing outside their group, I suspect that it requires a > signed NDA (thus, why the source code for creating the plugin seems to > have been stripped from the public release). > > Back to top <#m_4513605051588091273_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/electricvlsi/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Electric VLSI Editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
