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 on Sun-4, not well Supported: MIPS/Ultrix, 386/SyStemV. Current verSion: 1.1, aS of 1993-02-16. (1993-02-16)