Slam is a mature IC Layout editor with the ability to edit very large designs (such as stream files larger than 10GB). Novel features include threading for redraw, support for displaying on multiple X servers simultaneously, and a Tcl interface to the database for user extensibility. The system is a library based system with multi-user support. Programmable structures (P-Cells) are available in Tcl. The editor includes gds input and output. License: Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial Changes:
This release vastly speeds up the net tracing option of the editor. A new capability, a short locator, has also been added. The new short locator is fast enough to use even when searching for power ground shorts on whole chips. There is an option to draw a "halo" around the edit cell when in editing in place. You can open libraries on read-only filesystems now. This allows libraries on a CD to be viewed.