CAD technology. A survey on CAD systems and applications.

This paper discusses some of the basic issue in CAD technology and the different aspects of CAD applications running on workstations and on PC's. Advanced VLSI components, as well as prominent new architectures (RISC) and their impact are presented in detail. Data transfer formats and the MAP protocol are further topics addressed. The characteristics of different CAD applications and the role of networking in CAD/CAM applications are the discussed. The paper finishes with a consideration of trends and an extended bibliography. (AGD)