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 ====== The ACT VLSI Design Tools ====== ====== The ACT VLSI Design Tools ======
  
-Welcome to the Wiki for the ACT suite of VLSI design tools. ACT is an **A**synchronous **C**ircuit **T**oolkit which has been built from scratch to support the design and implementation of asynchronous logic. While that is the main goal, some of the tools we have developed have also been used for designing synchronous logic. These tools have been developed primarily by [[http://csl.yale.edu/~rajit/|Rajit Manohar]] and his [[http://avlsi.csl.yale.edu/|research group]], and have a long [[history:|history]].+Welcome to the Wiki for the ACT suite of VLSI design tools. ACT is an **A**synchronous **C**ircuit **T**oolkit which has been built from scratch to support the design and implementation of asynchronous logic. While that is the main goal,  the tools we have developed also support synchronous logic as a special case. These tools have been developed primarily by [[http://csl.yale.edu/~rajit/|Rajit Manohar]] and his [[http://avlsi.csl.yale.edu/|research group]], and have a long [[history:|history]].
  
 When an existing open-source tool used by mainstream chip designers can be re-purposed for asynchronous design without major issues (in terms of functionality as well as error-prone behavior), we re-use it. Examples include layout editors (e.g. ''magic''), switch-level simulators (e.g. ''irsim''), and analog simulators (e.g. ''Xyce''). When an existing open-source tool used by mainstream chip designers can be re-purposed for asynchronous design without major issues (in terms of functionality as well as error-prone behavior), we re-use it. Examples include layout editors (e.g. ''magic''), switch-level simulators (e.g. ''irsim''), and analog simulators (e.g. ''Xyce'').
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   * [[http://avlsi.csl.yale.edu/act_docs/|ACT data structures]] (work in progress!)   * [[http://avlsi.csl.yale.edu/act_docs/|ACT data structures]] (work in progress!)
-  * [[guide:|Guide to using ACT data structures]] +  * [[guide:|Using ACT data structures]] 
-  * [[guide:makefile|Guide to using the standard Makefiles in ACT]]+  * [[guide:makefile|Using the standard Makefiles]] in ACT
 ===== Tools ===== ===== Tools =====
  
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 We have a [[http://mattermost.com|Mattermost]] site for users of the ACT tools. Mattermost is an open-source slack alternative. If you are interested in an account, you can [[https://avlsi.csl.yale.edu:8000/signup_user_complete/?id=h8ir9yj4yj8iixm9jq5skh1ima|sign up]]. If you have trouble signing up, please contact [[http://csl.yale.edu/~rajit|Rajit Manohar]]. We have a [[http://mattermost.com|Mattermost]] site for users of the ACT tools. Mattermost is an open-source slack alternative. If you are interested in an account, you can [[https://avlsi.csl.yale.edu:8000/signup_user_complete/?id=h8ir9yj4yj8iixm9jq5skh1ima|sign up]]. If you have trouble signing up, please contact [[http://csl.yale.edu/~rajit|Rajit Manohar]].
  
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