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NAME

       ap - Alliance physical format

BNF DESCRIPTION

       file ::=
          version
          header
          connectors
          segments
          instances
          transistors
          patterns
          end_of_file

       version ::= 'V ALLIANCE 2.2 SETUP : ' version_number

       header ::= 'H ' name ',' file_type ',' abindex ',' nb_desc
                  ',' date ',' index_beg ',' link_mode ','
                  bounding_box ',' [ abutment_box ]
          /* name         : name of the figure                   */
          /* file_type    : type of the file                     */
          /* abindex      : index of the abutment box            */
          /* nb_desc      : number of descriptors                */
          /* date         : saving file date                     */
          /* index_beg    : index of the begining of the linkage */
          /* link_mode    : indication on the linkage            */
          /*                (update or not)                      */
          /* bounding_box : coordinates and size of the          */
          /*                bounding box                         */
          /* abutment_box : coordinates and size, if defined,    */
          /*                of the abutment box                  */

       connectors ::= { connector }

       connector ::= 'C ' index ',' x ',' y ',' w ',' orientation
                     ',' layer ',' name ',' connector_type ','
                     nextindex ',' endnet
          /* x, y, w  : coordinates and size of the connector    */
          /* orientation    : north, south, east, or west        */
          /* layer          : layer of the connector             */
          /* name           : name of the connector              */
          /* connector_type : input or output or ...             */
          /* nextindex      : next index in the linkage          */
          /* endnet         : end in the linkage of the net      */

       segments ::= { segment }

       segment ::= 'S ' index ',' x ',' y ',' d ',' w ',' direction
                   ',' layer ',' name ',' nextindex ',' endnet
          /* x, y, d, w    : coordinates and size of the segment */
          /* direction     : horizontaly or verticaly            */
          /* layer         : layer of the segment                */
          /* name          : name of the segment                 */
          /* nextindex     : next index in the linkage           */
          /* endnet        : end in the linkage of the net       */

       instances ::= { instance [ connectors ] }
          /* In case of updated linkage, an instance is followed */
          /* by his connectors                                   */

       instance ::= 'I ' index ',' x ',' y ',' instance_name ','
                    model_name ',' geoop ',' nextindex ',' endnet
          /* x, y           : coordinates of the instance        */
          /* instance_name  : local name of the instance         */
          /* model_name     : name of the model                  */
          /* geoop          : geometric operation                */
          /* nextindex      : next index in the linkage          */
          /* endnet         : end in the linkage of the net      */

       transistors ::= { transistor }

       transistor ::= 'T ' index ',' x ',' y ',' instance_name ','
                      trans_name ',' geoop ',' nextindex ',' endnet
          /* x, y           : coordinates of the transistor      */
          /* instance_name  : name of the instance               */
          /* trans_name     : generic name of the transistor     */
          /* geoop          : geometric operation                */
          /* nextindex      : next index in the linkage          */
          /* endnet         : end in the linkage of the net      */

       patterns ::= { pattern }

       pattern ::= 'M ' index ',' x ',' y ',' instance_name ','
                   pattern_name ',' int_index ',' nextindex ','
                   endnet
          /* x, y          : coordinates of the pattern          */
          /* instance_name : name of the instance of the pattern */
          /* pattern_name  : name of the pattern                 */
          /* int_index     : internal index of the pattern       */
          /* nextindex     : next index in the linkage           */
          /* endnet        : end in the linkage of the net       */

       end_of_file ::= 'EOF'

       version_number ::= number

       file_type ::= 'P'

       abindex ::= index

       nb_desc ::= number

       date ::= day '/' month '/' year

       index_beg ::= index

       index ::= number

       link_mode ::= 'A JOUR' | 'PAS A JOUR'
          /* updated, not updated */

       bounding_box ::= x ',' y ',' dx ',' dy

       abutment_box ::= x ',' y ',' dx ',' dy

       x ::= number

       y ::= number

       d ::= number
          /* lenght */

       w ::= number
          /* width */

       dx ::= number

       dy ::= number

       direction ::= 'H' | 'V'
          /* horizontaly or verticaly */

       orientation ::= 'NORD' | 'SUD' | 'EST' | 'OUEST'
          /* North, south, east, west */

       layer ::= 'POLY' | 'ALU1' | 'ALU2' | 'DIFN' | 'DIFP' |
                 'T_ALU1' | 'T_ALU2' | 'CAISSON_N' | 'CAISSON_P'
          /* poly       : polysilicium                           */
          /* alu1       : first metal                            */
          /* alu2       : second metal                           */
          /* difn       : N diffusion                            */
          /* difp       : P diffusion                            */
          /* t_alu1     : first metal through route              */
          /* t_alu2     : second metal through route             */
          /* caisson_n  : N bulk                                 */
          /* caisson_p  : P bulk                                 */

       connector_type ::= 'IN' | 'OUT' | 'INOUT'

       nextindex ::= index

       endnet ::= 'NON' | 'FIN'
          /* non        : not the end of the net                 */
          /* fin        : end of the net                         */

       model_name ::= name

       instance_name ::= name

       geoop ::= 'NOSYM' | 'ROT_P' | 'ROT_M' | 'SYM_X' | 'SYM_Y' |
                 'SYMXY' | 'SY_RP' | 'SY_RM'
          /* nosym  : no operation                               */
          /* rot_p  : rotates 90 degrees counter clockwise       */
          /* rot_m  : rotates 90 degrees clockwise               */
          /* sym_y  : y becomes -y                               */
          /* sym_x  : x becomes -x                               */
          /* symxy  : x becomes -x and y becomes -y              */
          /* sy_rp  : y becomes -y then rotates 90 degrees       */
          /*          counter clockwise                          */
          /* sy_rm  : y becomes -y then rotates 90 degrees       */
          /*          clockwise                                  */

       trans_name ::= 'T' transistor_type '_' d '_' w

       pattern_name ::= 'CONT_POLY' | 'CONT_DIF_N' | 'CONT_DIF_P' |
                        'CONT_VIA' | 'C_X_N' | 'C_X_P' | 'REF_CON'
                        | 'REF_REF'
          /* cont_poly  : poly alu1 contact                      */
          /* cont_dif_n : alu1 difn contact                      */
          /* cont_dif_p : alu1 difp contact                      */
          /* cont_via   : alu2 alu1 contact                      */
          /* c_x_n      : L shaped N transistor corner filling   */
          /* c_x_p      : L shaped P transistor corner filling   */
          /* ref_con    : kind of reference, for multi-acces     */
          /*              connectors                             */
          /* ref_ref    : kind of reference, for all other uses  */

       int_index ::= index

       transistor_type ::= 'P' | 'N'

       number ::= { '0' | '1'| '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' |
                    '6' | '7'| '8' | '9' }

       name ::= word

EXAMPLES

   Example 1
       This  example  is  the  physical  design  of  a  nand with two input. See example 1 in the
       description of alc logical format for more details.

       V ALLIANCE 2.2 SETUP : 2
       H na2_y,P,10,66,25/10/91,-1,PAS A JOUR,0,0,28,53,5,3,18,42
       C 0,20,45,2,NORD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 1,14,45,2,NORD,ALU2,f,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 2,8,45,2,NORD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 3,20,3,2,SUD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 4,14,3,2,SUD,ALU2,f,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 5,8,3,2,SUD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 6,23,43,8,EST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 7,5,43,8,OUEST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 8,5,5,8,OUEST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,-1,FIN
       C 9,23,5,8,EST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,-1,FIN
       S 11,5,5,18,8,H,ALU1,vss,-1,FIN
       S 12,8,2,12,2,H,DIFP,*,-1,FIN
       S 13,8,27,11,3,V,DIFP,*,-1,FIN
       S 14,20,27,11,3,V,DIFP,*,-1,FIN
       S 15,20,22,6,2,V,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 16,19,22,1,2,H,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 17,5,43,18,8,H,ALU1,vdd,-1,FIN
       S 18,8,33,10,2,V,ALU1,vdd,-1,FIN
       S 19,8,22,6,2,V,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 20,8,22,1,2,H,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 21,14,30,5,2,V,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 22,14,13,17,1,V,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 23,14,13,6,1,H,ALU1,*,-1,FIN
       S 24,17,22,2,2,H,POLY,*,-1,FIN
       S 25,17,20,5,1,V,POLY,*,-1,FIN
       S 26,9,22,2,2,H,POLY,*,-1,FIN
       S 27,11,20,5,1,V,POLY,*,-1,FIN
       S 28,8,45,12,2,H,DIFN,*,-1,FIN
       S 29,5,39,18,26,H,CAISSON_N,*,-1,FIN
       S 30,8,7,11,3,V,DIFN,*,-1,FIN
       S 31,8,3,42,2,V,ALU2,i1,-1,FIN
       S 32,14,3,42,2,V,ALU2,f,-1,FIN
       S 33,14,27,11,3,V,DIFP,*,-1,FIN
       S 34,20,7,11,3,V,DIFN,*,-1,FIN
       S 35,14,7,11,3,V,DIFN,*,-1,FIN
       S 36,20,3,42,2,V,ALU2,i0,-1,FIN
       T 37,17,5,*,TN_15_1,NOSYM,-1,FIN
       T 38,11,5,*,TN_15_1,NOSYM,-1,FIN
       T 39,17,25,*,TP_15_1,NOSYM,-1,FIN
       T 40,11,25,*,TP_15_1,NOSYM,-1,FIN
       S 41,20,43,2,1,V,ALU1,vdd,-1,FIN
       S 42,8,45,12,1,H,ALU1,vdd,-1,FIN
       S 43,20,33,10,2,V,ALU1,vdd,-1,FIN
       S 44,8,2,11,2,V,ALU1,vss,-1,FIN
       S 45,8,2,12,2,H,ALU1,vss,-1,FIN
       M 46,20,37,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 47,8,37,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 48,14,45,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 49,14,2,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 50,8,13,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 51,20,13,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 52,8,33,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 53,20,33,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 54,9,22,*,CONT_POLY,0,-1,FIN
       M 55,19,22,*,CONT_POLY,0,-1,FIN
       M 56,8,28,*,CONT_VIA,3,-1,FIN
       M 57,20,28,*,CONT_VIA,3,-1,FIN
       M 58,14,22,*,CONT_VIA,3,-1,FIN
       M 59,8,8,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 60,20,2,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 61,8,2,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 62,20,45,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 63,8,45,*,CONT_DIF_N,1,-1,FIN
       M 64,14,29,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       M 65,14,35,*,CONT_DIF_P,2,-1,FIN
       EOF

   Example 2
       This example is the physical design of a small circuit including three nand.

       V ALLIANCE 2.2 SETUP : 2
       H test_nand,P,-1,57,12/ 4/92,10,A JOUR,3,1,61,60,
       C 0,12,2,2,SUD,ALU2,a,IN,8,FIN
       C 1,24,2,2,SUD,ALU2,b,IN,21,FIN
       C 2,30,2,2,SUD,ALU2,c,IN,19,FIN
       C 3,42,2,2,SUD,ALU2,d,IN,31,FIN
       C 4,54,2,2,SUD,ALU2,s,OUT,36,FIN
       C 5,4,47,1,EST,ALU1,vdd,IN,39,FIN
       C 6,4,8,1,EST,ALU1,vss,IN,7,FIN
       I 7,9,7,I1,na2_y,NOSYM,33,FIN
       C 8,24,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,11,NON
       C 9,18,49,2,NORD,ALU2,f,INOUT,18,FIN
       C 10,12,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,13,NON
       C 11,24,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,41,NON
       C 12,18,7,2,SUD,ALU2,f,INOUT,9,NON
       C 13,12,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,40,NON
       C 14,27,47,8,EST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,15,NON
       C 15,9,47,8,OUEST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,46,NON
       C 16,9,9,8,OUEST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,45,NON
       C 17,27,9,8,EST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,16,NON
       I 18,27,7,I2,na2_y,NOSYM,35,FIN
       C 19,42,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,22,NON
       C 20,36,49,2,NORD,ALU2,f,INOUT,29,FIN
       C 21,30,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,24,NON
       C 22,42,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,43,NON
       C 23,36,7,2,SUD,ALU2,f,INOUT,20,NON
       C 24,30,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,42,NON
       C 25,45,47,8,EST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,26,NON
       C 26,27,47,8,OUEST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,14,NON
       C 27,27,9,8,OUEST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,17,NON
       C 28,45,9,8,EST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,27,NON
       I 29,45,7,I3,na2_y,NOSYM,-1,FIN
       C 30,60,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,52,NON
       C 31,54,49,2,NORD,ALU2,f,INOUT,34,NON
       C 32,48,49,2,NORD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,51,NON
       C 33,60,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i0,INOUT,30,NON
       C 34,54,7,2,SUD,ALU2,f,INOUT,44,NON
       C 35,48,7,2,SUD,ALU2,i1,INOUT,32,NON
       C 36,63,47,8,EST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,37,NON
       C 37,45,47,8,OUEST,ALU1,vdd,INOUT,25,NON
       C 38,45,9,8,OUEST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,28,NON
       C 39,63,9,8,EST,ALU1,vss,INOUT,38,NON
       S 40,12,2,5,2,V,ALU2,*,0,NON
       S 41,24,2,5,2,V,ALU2,*,1,NON
       S 42,30,2,5,2,V,ALU2,*,2,NON
       S 43,42,2,5,2,V,ALU2,*,3,NON
       S 44,54,2,5,2,V,ALU2,*,4,NON
       S 45,4,8,5,1,H,ALU1,*,6,NON
       S 46,4,47,5,1,H,ALU1,*,5,NON
       S 47,18,55,42,1,H,ALU1,x,53,NON
       S 48,36,60,12,1,H,ALU1,y,54,NON
       S 49,18,49,6,2,V,ALU2,*,12,NON
       S 50,36,49,11,2,V,ALU2,*,23,NON
       S 51,48,49,11,2,V,ALU2,*,55,NON
       S 52,60,49,6,2,V,ALU2,*,56,NON
       M 53,18,55,*,CONT_VIA,3,49,NON
       M 54,36,60,*,CONT_VIA,3,50,NON
       M 55,48,60,*,CONT_VIA,3,48,NON
       M 56,60,55,*,CONT_VIA,3,47,NON
       EOF