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<tool> A complete set of CAD tools for teaching Digital CMOS VLSI Design in Universities. It includes a VHDL compiler and simulator, logic synthesis tools, and automatic place and route tools. ALLIANCE is the result of a ten years effort at University Pierre et Marie Curie (PARIS VI, France).
It runs on Sun-4, not well supported: MIPS/Ultrix, 386/SystemV.
Current version: 1.1, as of 1993-02-16.
(01 Apr 1993)
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| alliance | medical dictionary |
1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc, especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.
2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. "The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel." (C. J. Smith) "The alliance . . . Between logic and metaphysics." (Mansel)
3. The persons or parties allied.
Synonyms: Connection, affinity, union, confederacy, confederation, league, coalition.
Origin: OE. Aliaunce, OF. Aliance, F. Alliance, fr. OF. Alier, F. Allier. See Ally, and cf. LL. Alligantia.
(01 Mar 1998)
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