@techreport{R-88-37, TITLE = {A Relational Approach to VLSI Design Databases}, AUTHOR = {Tony Larsson and Zebo Peng }, YEAR = {1988}, NUMBER = {R-88-37}, INSTITUTION = ida, ADDRESS = idaaddr, ABSTRACTURL = {/publications/cgi-bin/tr-fetch.pl?r-88-37+abstr}, ABSTRACT = {As the complexity of VLSI systems and their design tools increases, VLSI designers are now faced with the problem of managing a huge amount of data, which demands very efficient data management strategies and tools. One approach to deal with the problem is to build the VLSI design environment around a centralized database, i.e., to use a database to keep track of all different types of design data and maintain the logic relationship between them. This approach leads naturally to the integration of a CAD design environment. Some critical properties and requirements of such a database are discussed in this paper. An implementation model of a VLSI design database based on relational schemes is then described to meet the requirements.}, IDANR = {LiTH-IDA-R-88-37}, NOTE = {Also in Proc. of the 36th ISMM International Conference on Mini and Microcomputers and Their Applications, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, June 27-30, 1988}