<s>
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
API	B-Application
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
Coalition	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
facilitate	O
Interoperability	O
of	O
electronic	O
design	O
automation	O
software	O
among	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
that	O
coalition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
Coalition	O
is	O
a	O
coalition	O
amongst	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
designing	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
Coalition	O
is	O
an	O
organization	O
of	O
semiconductor	O
industry	O
companies	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
competition-neutral	O
that	O
are	O
leading	O
this	O
effort	O
operating	O
under	O
Silicon	O
Integration	O
Initiative	O
bylaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
Coalition	O
consists	O
both	O
of	O
EDA	O
user	O
companies	O
(	O
IC	O
designers	O
and	O
manufacturers	O
)	O
and	O
EDA	O
provider	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
Advanced	O
Micro	O
Devices	O
,	O
Agile	O
Analog	O
,	O
AnaGlobe	O
Technology	O
,	O
Analog	O
Rails	O
,	O
ANSYS	B-Application
,	O
AWR/National	O
Instruments	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Blue	O
Cheetah	O
Analog	O
Design	O
,	O
Cadence	O
Design	O
Systems	O
,	O
Chengdu	O
Higon	O
IC	O
Design	O
,	O
CST	O
-	O
Computer	O
Simulation	O
Technology	O
,	O
DXCorr	O
Design	O
,	O
Empyrean	O
Software	O
,	O
Entasys	O
Design	O
,	O
Fractal	O
Technologies	O
,	O
GLOBALFOUNDRIES	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
INTENTO	O
DESIGN	O
,	O
Invecas	O
,	O
Jedat	O
,	O
Keysight	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Lattice	O
Semiconductor	O
,	O
Life	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Luceda	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
,	O
Mentor	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Mythic	O
,	O
NVMEngines	O
,	O
PDF	O
Solutions	O
,	O
Pulsic	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
,	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
,	O
Savarti	O
,	O
Silvaco	O
,	O
Synopsys	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
Semiconductor	O
Manufacturing	O
Company	O
Limited	O
,	O
Zuken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
consists	O
of	O
a	O
data	O
API	B-Application
of	O
which	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
coalition	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
API	B-Application
is	O
a	O
C++	B-Language
program	I-Language
interface	O
to	O
IC	O
design	O
data	O
stored	O
in	O
an	O
electronic	O
design	O
database	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
architecture	O
designed	O
to	O
ensure	O
easy	O
integration	O
of	O
contributions	O
from	O
various	O
companies	O
which	O
may	O
implement	O
database	O
enhancements	O
or	O
add	O
proprietary	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
reference	O
database	O
supporting	O
that	O
API	B-Application
for	O
IC	O
design	O
in	O
multiple	O
programming	O
languages	O
:	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Ruby	B-Language
and	O
Tcl	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
effort	O
is	O
therefore	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
standardized	O
design	O
flow	O
among	O
its	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
coalition	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
Q4	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
Cadence	O
Genesis	O
database	O
and	O
API	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
and	O
now	O
forms	O
the	O
technology	O
base	O
for	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
only	O
modern	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
design	O
which	O
was	O
publicly	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
Cadence	O
Berkeley	O
Labs	O
and	O
the	O
Silicon	O
Integration	O
Initiative	O
launched	O
the	O
OpenAccesGear	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
develop	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
utilities	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
OpenAccess	B-Algorithm
database	O
.	O
</s>
