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XCircuit

XCircuit is a schematic capture program for drawing publication-quality VLSI electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures. It's part of the Open Circuit Design tools. It's primarily intended for ULSI/VLSI IC design and not for PCB design, the latter though is still possible. XCircuit regards circuits as inherently hierarchical and can save…

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PCB layout

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Schematic captureVLSIPostScriptNgspiceNetlists
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Developer
Tim Edwards
License
GPL
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Tim Edwards
Release
1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Repository
github.com/RTimothyEdwards/XCircuit

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XCircuit

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples23
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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XCircuit

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related to history · 12
XCircuit → EDA, Efabless Corp, Electronic Design Automation, Engineering Part-time, Johns Hopkins University Applied, Johns Hopkins University Whiting, Laurel, Maryland, Physics Laboratory, School, Since, Tim Edwards
Developer · 1
XCircuit → Tim Edwards
License · 1
XCircuit → GPL
Operating system · 1
XCircuit → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
XCircuit → Tim Edwards
Release · 1
XCircuit → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Repository · 1
XCircuit → github.com/RTimothyEdwards/XCircuit
Stable release · 1
XCircuit → 3.10.45 / 27 July 2026; 28 days ago (27 July 2026)
Type · 1
XCircuit → Diagramming software
Website · 1
XCircuit → opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/

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circuit postscript schematic program file formats pcb capture drawing design layout vlsi files it's ngspice electrical diagrams ps cir doesn't

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XCircuitDeveloperTim Edwards1.00infobox
XCircuitLicenseGPL1.00infobox
XCircuitOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
XCircuitOriginal authorTim Edwards1.00infobox
XCircuitRelease1993; 33 years ago (1993)1.00infobox
XCircuitRepositorygithub.com/RTimothyEdwards/XCircuit1.00infobox
XCircuitStable release3.10.45 / 27 July 2026; 28 days ago (27 July 2026)1.00infobox
XCircuitTypeDiagramming software1.00infobox
XCircuitWebsiteopencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/1.00infobox
XCircuitis aschematic capture program for drawing publication-quality VLSI electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures0.90text
XCircuitrelated to historyTim Edwards0.60section
XCircuitrelated to historyEfabless Corp0.60section

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