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Magic (software): Art, Differences & File formats

Magic is an electronic design automation (EDA) layout tool for very-large-scale integration (VLSI) integrated circuit (IC) originally written by John Ousterhout and his graduate students at UC Berkeley as part of VLSI Project. Work began on the project in February 1983. A primitive version was operational by April 1983, when Joan Pendleton, Shing Kong…

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Magic (software) topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Differences and File formats as prominent areas in the source structure around Magic (software).

Related topics
21
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
25
Extracted relationships
11
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
25

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 · 10 topics
Differences · 7 topics
File formats · 3 topics
Internals · 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.

Available in
English
Developer
Magic Development Team
License
BSD license
Operating system
Linux
Original authors
John K. Ousterhout, Gordon T. Hamachi, Robert N. Mayo, Walter S. Scott, George S. Taylor
Release
April 1983; 43 years ago (1983-04)

Suggested research paths

Each route connects two topics through a shared source area. It is a way to explore, not a claim of a direct relationship.

IRSIMDifferencesDesign rule checking
GDSFile formatsCIF
Very-large-scale integrationOverviewIntegrated circuit

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

Differences

Internals

File formats

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 Magic (software) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Magic (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Magic (software) → English Another extracted example is Magic (software) → Magic Development Team. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Magic (software)

Top relations

Available in · 1
Magic (software) → English
Developer · 1
Magic (software) → Magic Development Team
License · 1
Magic (software) → BSD license
Operating system · 1
Magic (software) → Linux
Original authors · 1
Magic (software) → John K. Ousterhout, Gordon T. Hamachi, Robert N. Mayo, Walter S. Scott, George S. Taylor
Release · 1
Magic (software) → April 1983; 43 years ago (1983-04)
Repository · 1
Magic (software) → https://github.com/RTimothyEdwards/magic
Stable release · 1
Magic (software) → 8.3.479 / May 8, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05-08)
Type · 1
Magic (software) → Electronic design automation
Website · 1
Magic (software) → opencircuitdesign.com/magic/

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

magic design geometry manhattan layout ousterhout software 1983 corner-stitched plane tiles tile corner distance euclidean vlsi use john rule version

Magic (software) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 11 structured relationships around Magic (software). Examples in this analysis include Magic (software) → Available in → English and Magic (software) → Developer → Magic Development Team. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Magic (software)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Magic (software)DeveloperMagic Development Team1.00infobox
Magic (software)LicenseBSD license1.00infobox
Magic (software)Operating systemLinux1.00infobox
Magic (software)Original authorsJohn K. Ousterhout, Gordon T. Hamachi, Robert N. Mayo, Walter S. Scott, George S. Taylor1.00infobox
Magic (software)ReleaseApril 1983; 43 years ago (1983-04)1.00infobox
Magic (software)Repositoryhttps://github.com/RTimothyEdwards/magic1.00infobox
Magic (software)Stable release8.3.479 / May 8, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05-08)1.00infobox
Magic (software)TypeElectronic design automation1.00infobox
Magic (software)Websiteopencircuitdesign.com/magic/1.00infobox
Magic (software)Written inC1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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

  • Magic (software)
    • Software
    • Vlsi
    • Ousterhout
    • Version
    • Bsd
    • License
    • Linux
    • Written
    • Checking
    • John
    • Rule
    • Use
  • magic (software)
    • Vlsi
    • Software
    • Ousterhout
    • Checking
    • Version
    • Bsd
    • License
    • Linux
    • Written
    • John
    • Rule
    • Use
  • electronic design automation
    • Automation
    • Electronic
    • Written
    • Ousterhout
    • Vlsi
    • Design
    • Magic
    • April
    • Berkeley
    • Bsd
    • Checking
    • Development
  • john ousterhout
    • Gordon
    • Written
    • Vlsi
    • Berkeley
    • Graduate
    • Project
    • April
    • Bsd
    • Checking
    • Development
    • Hamachi
    • License
  • design rule checking
    • Ousterhout
    • Vlsi
    • Automation
    • Electronic
    • Rule
    • Written
    • Magic
    • Checking
    • Design
    • John
    • Layout
    • April
  • vlsi project
    • Written
    • Ousterhout
    • Software
    • April
    • Bsd
    • Development
    • License
    • Linux
    • Project
    • Team
    • Vlsi
    • Checking
  • bsd license
    • License
    • Use
    • Development
    • Electronic
    • Linux
    • Team
    • Written
    • Type
    • Ousterhout
    • Software
    • Vlsi
    • Corner-stitched
  • uc berkeley
    • Graduate
    • April
    • Chip
    • Designers
    • Devised
    • Electronic
    • Integrated
    • Project
    • Written
    • John
    • Version
    • Ousterhout

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Magic (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Magic (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
Magic (software) — Overview · splits 15 ⟂ 11
Magic (software) — Differences · splits 18 ⟂ 8
Magic (software) — File formats · splits 22 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Magic (software)

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples11
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Magic (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Differences & File formats, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

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

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