AUTOMATION TOOL

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
HSM AGENT	Softworks, Inc.	5845 Richmond Highway Alexandria VA 22303	automation tool, namely computer software for managing multiple virtual system and hierarchical storage management computer environments;HSM;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Described herein are methods and systems for secure exchange of information related to electronic design automation. Information deemed sensitive and otherwise worthy of protection may be secured by methods such as encryption, obfuscation and other security measures. The secured information may be provided to an electronic design automation tool for processing without revealing at least some of the secured information. For instance, rule files related to integrated circuit manufacturability may be selectively annotated to indicate portions thereof deserving of protection. An encryption tool may be used to secure the information so indicated and generate a file comprising secured information related to electronic design automation. An electronic design automation tool may then unlock and use the secured information without revealing the same. For instance, the tool may be a physical verification tool capable of verifying whether any of the one or more integrated circuit layouts may violate one or more of the secured rules. An error report may be generated without revealing the secured rules.