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This report summarizes progress in the DARPA funded projects in the areas of multiprocessor architecture and software, and computer-aided design from April 1987 to October 1987. The major areas under investigation have included: analysis and synthesis design aids, high performance chip design, multiprocessor and VLSI computer architectures. The major research problems are introduced and progress is discussed; the Appendix contains a list of published research papers from these projects. Keywords: VLSI, Design automation, Computer aided design, Special purpose chips, VLSI computer architecture, Routing, Layout, Memory reliability.