随着硅铸造厂、CAD/CAE系统和工作站公司数量的增加，以及内部设计系统之间的数据移动问题，电子设计数据的标准交换格式变得至关重要。普遍采用标准交换格式的好处是重要且深远的。客户可以获得更广泛的可行选择，CAEYCAD系统/工具业务和铸造业务的自由竞争得到加强。CAE/CAD系统和铸造服务的电子电路设计师和客户可以预期这些产品之间的兼容性。设计师可以以最小的开销选择最适合特定任务的设备和服务。 无论客户使用何种CAE/CAD设备，铸造厂都可以与客户合作。CAD/CAE工具或系统供应商可以保持与各种铸造厂和其他系统的兼容性，并且在软件开发方面的投资最少。

The increase in the number of silicon foundries and CAD/CAE system and workstation companies, and the problem of movement of data among in-house design systems has made a standard interchange format for electronic design data essential. The benefits of the general adoption of a standard interchange format are important and far reaching. The customer receives a much wider variety of feasible choices, and free competition in both CAEYCAD system/tool businesses and foundry businesses is enhanced. The electronic circuit designer and customer of CAE/CAD system and foundry service can expect compatibility among these products. The designer can choose equipment and services best suited for a particular task with a minimum of overhead. Foundries can work with customers regardless of the CAE/CAD equipment that the customer is using. The CAD/CAE tool or system vendor can maintain compatibility with a variety of foundries and other systems with a minimum investment in software development for that purpose.