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\section{Sending CIF files to MOSIS}\index{MOSIS}
\index{submitting finished projects}

   MOSIS is the DARPA silicon broker, and accepts CIF files directly.
Certain administrative information must be pre-pended to the file, to
confirm authorization and to identify projects.  To generate this
information automatically, a filter program called MOSIS exists.  MOSIS
accepts {\tt .CIF} files as input, and generates {\tt .MOSIS} files which
are ready to be e-mailed to MOSIS.

  The syntax of the program is: 
\begin{center}
{\bf MOSIS $<$-flags$>$ $<$cif file name$>$[.cif]}
\end{center}
The program will automatically append .CIF to the input file name, and
generate an output filename ($<$input file name$>$.MOSIS) 
if none is supplied.  In general, no flags need be supplied, and the
program will automatically generate a reasonable set of defaults for
the user name, identification, e-mail address, etc.  The flags are used
to change these defaults:
\begin{description}
\item[-m$<$string$>$] -- by default, the mailing address is {\tt
   ces@csvax.caltech.edu}.  The ``m'' flag replaces that with $<$string$>$.
\item[-f$<$string$>$] -- by default, the user's full name is
   $<$chipmunk user name$>$. The ``f'' flag replaces that with $<$string$>$.
\item[-n$<$string$>$] -- by default, the project name is take from the filename, and is
   $<$cif file name$>$. The ``n'' flag replaces that with $<$string$>$.
\item[-d$<$string$>$] -- The ``d'' flag sets the one-line project description
   to $<$string$>$.  By default, no description is generated.
\item[-i$<$string$>$] -- set input technology (SCG, SCGE or CBPM2), if
   different from output technology.
\item[-t$<$string$>$] -- by default, the technology is generic CMOS-bulk (SCG).
   If translation to/from another process is desired, use ``-i$<$tech name$>$''
   to specify the input technology, and ``-t$<$tech name$>$'' to specify
   the output technology.  Valid technologies are SCG, SCGE, and CBPM2.  Talk
   to the system administrator to find out what these are.
\item[-q integer] -- Makes a special request for a certain number of
   bonded parts.  Large requests should be cleared with MOSIS first.
\item[-b$<$string$>$] -- Tell MOSIS to bond this project using the
   pinout of project $<$string$>$ (specify either the project-id or fab-id of
   the previous project).
\end{description}

   The {\tt .MOSIS} file that is generated is then ready to mail to MOSIS.
Currently, the way to do this is to transfer the file to a UNIX machine
with ARPANET access, and type {\bf mail mosis@cheeta.isi.edu $<$ file.MOSIS}


