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Amkor Technology has adopted the AIF file format as the preferred input from IC
designers to their design center. AIF was jointly developed by Artwork Conversion Software and Amkor as a "neutral" file that describes a chip's pad ring - it includes the pad's size, coordinates, net or signal name and destination ball or pin.
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AIF enables
the design center to quickly place the die into either an existing Open
Tool Package or to start a custom laminate design without the need to
massage the customer's data manually.
In order to speed up the adoption of AIF, Artwork has developed several
software tools and a WEB site that enables chip designers to create AIF,
verify it and manipulate the data.
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