A complete set of CAD tools for teachiNg Digital CMOSVLSI 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 oNSuN-4, Not well supported: MIPS/Ultrix, 386/SystemV. CurreNt versioN: 1.1, as of 1993-02-16. (1993-02-16)