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rawast — one engine for the file formats every EDA tool re-implements

rawast.org

LaunchIndex first observed rawast — one engine for the file formats every EDA tool re-implements (rawast.org) live on 18 August 2026. View its launch screenshot, category, and verification evidence.

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Captured August 18, 2026 10:58 as part of the recorded launch evidence.
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rawast — one engine for the file formats every EDA tool re-implements (rawast.org) was first observed live on 18 August 2026.

Rawast is a bidirectional, grammar-driven engine for EDA file formats (GDSII, LEF/DEF, Tcl, SystemVerilog). Grammars are data; parsing and re-emitting use the same machinery. A PoC reads a large production corpus; project hosted on GitHub.

Its profile is classified as Developer tool within Technology / Developer tools.

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First observed live
Previous state
No prior non-live observation
Last verified
Canonical host
rawast.org
Category
Technology / Developer tools
Website type
Developer tool
Observed title
rawast — one engine for the file formats every EDA tool re-implements
Observed description
A bidirectional, grammar-driven engine for EDA file formats: GDSII, LEF/DEF, Tcl, SystemVerilog. Grammars are data; the PoC parses 100% of a 3,132-file production corpus.
Detected technologies
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Screenshot captured
Evidence source
Browser observation · Local
Evidence confidence
90%
HTTP status
200
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