<s>
CATS	B-Algorithm
(	O
Computer	O
Aided	O
Transcription	O
System	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
EDA	O
software	O
for	O
mask	O
data	O
preparation	O
(	O
MDP	O
)	O
in	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
design	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CATS	B-Algorithm
receives	O
tape	O
out	O
data	O
output	O
from	O
the	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
physical	O
design	O
step	O
,	O
most	O
commonly	O
in	O
GDSII	O
format	O
,	O
processes	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
converts	O
into	O
data	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
fabrication	O
of	O
photomasks	B-Algorithm
used	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
designed	O
IC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CATS	B-Algorithm
software	O
tools	O
generate	O
photomask	B-Algorithm
layers	O
from	O
input	O
design	O
layers	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
inspect	O
the	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
data	O
and	O
verify	O
its	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
