ASM 3500

What is ASM 3500?

The ASM 3500 is a two-way translator between the AutoCAD DXF database and calma's GDSII flow database, used in the design and layout of integrated circuits. It is very robust and sophisticated and includes functions such as line linking and polygon verification.

This translator was first developed in 1990 and has been continuously improved since then, making it the most reliable converter in the industry.

The ASM 3500 is available on Windows and Linux, can be run from a GUI or a command line.

Linux

The ASM3500 is a two-way translator between the AutoCAD DXF database and the Calm GDSII flow database used for the design of integrated circuits. It allows any program capable of generating a valid DXF file to transfer data to any program capable of reading a GDSII file.

Forms

• IC Packages Lead Frames
• IC assembly documentation
• RF/MW layout using AutoCAD
• MEMS
• Optical components
• Lithography
• Microfluidic circuits

Resources

• Line/arc connection
• Border Check
• Dedeployment of nested polygons
• Creates arcs from segmented data
• Includes a GDSII viewer
• Advanced polyline support
• Layer/data type discrimination

Windows

·         The ASM 3500W is a powerful two-way translator from DXF to GDSII. Virtually all mechanical CAD programs can read and write the AutoCAD DXF file format and all IC and EDA layout tools can read and write GDSII.

·         Translators can run from an easy-to-use GUI or can be called from a command line, allowing them to be integrated into batch files, scripts, and calls from other applications. For OEMs, these translators are also provided as libraries.

Forms

• Use AutoCAD to draw complex masks
• Convert IC pad ring into DXF for packaging design
• MCM / LTCC / Hybrid Package Design
• GaAs MMICs Project
• Optical waveguides and components
• Wafer package masks
• Complex MEMs project

Resources

• Supports full hierarchy in both directions
• User-selectable layers
• Conversion of units
• Links to lines and arcs
• Supports AutoCAD splines
• Converts GDSII segments into arcs
• Checks valid polygons
• User-defined vertices per threshold
• Moves bad polygons to the error layer
• Single-layer polygon deployment

System requirements

Linux (RHEL5 or later)

Windows 7/10