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Electric (software): History, Overview & Alternative design style for integrated circuits

The Electric VLSI Design System is an EDA tool written in the early 1980s by Steven M. Rubin. Electric is used to construct logic wire schematics and to perform analysis of integrated circuit layout. It can also handle hardware description languages such as VHDL and Verilog. The system has many analysis and synthesis tools, including design rule…

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Electric (software) topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Overview and Alternative design style for integrated circuits as prominent areas in the source structure around Electric (software).

Related topics
19
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
22
Extracted relationships
11
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
22

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 13 topics
History · 5 topics
Alternative design style for integrated circuits · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Operating system
Cross-platform
Platform
Java
Release
1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Repository
svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/electric/
Stable release
9.08 / 17 April 2025

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Alternative design style for integrated circuits

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Electric (software) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Electric (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Electric (software) → GPL-3.0-or-later Another extracted example is Electric (software) → Cross-platform. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Electric (software)

Top relations

License · 1
Electric (software) → GPL-3.0-or-later
Operating system · 1
Electric (software) → Cross-platform
Platform · 1
Electric (software) → Java
Release · 1
Electric (software) → 1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Repository · 1
Electric (software) → svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/electric/
Stable release · 1
Electric (software) → 9.08 / 17 April 2025
Type · 1
Electric (software) → Electronic design automation
Website · 1
Electric (software) → www.staticfreesoft.com www.gnu.org/software/electric
Written in · 1
Electric (software) → Till version 7: C, After Version 7: Java and Scala

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

electric design layout system written also java schematic integrated software circuit development analysis style circuits simulation gnu license eda ic

Electric (software) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around Electric (software). Examples in this analysis include Electric (software) → License → GPL-3.0-or-later and Electric (software) → Operating system → Cross-platform. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Electric (software)LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later1.00infobox
Electric (software)Operating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Electric (software)PlatformJava1.00infobox
Electric (software)Release1983; 43 years ago (1983)1.00infobox
Electric (software)Repositorysvn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/electric/1.00infobox
Electric (software)Stable release9.08 / 17 April 20251.00infobox
Electric (software)TypeElectronic design automation1.00infobox
Electric (software)Websitewww.staticfreesoft.com www.gnu.org/software/electric1.00infobox
Electric (software)Written inTill version 7: C, After Version 7: Java and Scala1.00infobox
VHDLinstance ofIt can also handle hardware description languages0.80text
Veriloginstance ofIt can also handle hardware description languages0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Electric (software) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Written, Development and Java. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Electric (software)
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    • Development
    • Java
    • Software
    • Layout
    • 1980s
    • Fixes
    • Gnu
    • Integrated
    • License
    • Nodes
    • Polygons
  • electric (software)
    • Free
    • Website
    • Written
    • Development
    • Java
    • Software
    • Layout
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Version
    • 1980s
    • Fixes
  • integrated circuit
    • Schematics
    • Circuits
    • Connected
    • Gnu
    • License
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Used
    • Version
    • Website
    • Layout
    • Eda
  • design rule checking
    • System
    • Also
    • Ic
    • Layout
    • Style
    • Schematic
    • Written
    • Routing
    • 1980s
    • Analysis
    • Circuits
    • Connected
  • layout vs. schematic
    • Routing
    • Ic
    • System
    • Analysis
    • Circuits
    • Simulation
    • Connected
    • Layout
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Vs
    • Arcs
  • alternative design style for integrated circuits
    • System
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Also
    • Ic
    • Schematics
    • Circuits
    • Connected
    • Gnu
    • Integrated
    • Layout
    • License
  • java
    • Gnu
    • License
    • Version
    • Written
    • Circuits
    • Connected
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Website
    • Development
    • Ic
    • Style
  • gnu project
    • License
    • Java
    • Written
    • Circuits
    • Connected
    • Integrated
    • Polygons
    • Systems
    • Version
    • Website
    • Ic
    • Style

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Electric (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Electric (software) with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Electric (software)Overview · splits 9 ⟂ 14
Electric (software)History · splits 17 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Electric (software)

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples11
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Electric (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Overview & Alternative design style for integrated circuits, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Electric (software) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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