OpenROAD tools to be featured in VLSI Design courses at the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
The OpenROAD Project and UCSC Extension are working together to bring the leading open source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools from OpenROAD to UCSC’s popular extension program. This program offers extensive outreach from industry and to student enthusiasts who seek to enhance their skill sets in high-demand areas of semiconductors and other critical technologies. These […]
Check out the OpenROAD flow tutorial for the latest updates!
Check out the OpenROAD flow tutorial for the latest updates! https://openroad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorials/FlowTutorial.htmlComplete RTL-GDS digital flow, Enhanced GUI features, the use of Open DB for better performance, design for manufacturing, and more…
Machine Learning for Electronic Design Automation: Irrational Exuberance or the Dawn of a Golden Age
Prof. Kahng was in today’s “Machine Learning for Electronic Design Automation: Irrational Exuberance or the Dawn of a Golden Age” panel at the 59th Design Automation Conference. Presentation HERE (.pptx source with speaker notes)
The DAC-2022 panel on What is the Future for Open-Source EDA?
The DAC-2022 panel on “What is the Future for Open-Source EDA?” had a great discussion this morning. The moderator was Andreas Olofsson, with panelists Chuck Alpert, Mamta Bansal, Peter Gadfort, Bill Leszinske and Noel Menezes. (Prof. Kahng served as the organizer.) The opening and position statement slides are HERE.
The OpenROAD Project: An open-source platform for IC design innovation
Prof. Kahng presented “The OpenROAD Project: An open-source platform for IC design innovation” at today’s Circuits Workshop 2 (The Emerging Ecosystem of Open-Source Chip Design) of the 2022 VLSI Symposium. Presentation (.pptx source with speaker notes) (.mp4)
The OpenROAD Project: A Foundation for Research and Education in EDA and IC Design
Prof. Kahng presented “The OpenROAD Project: A Foundation for Research and Education in EDA and IC Design” at today’s CICC-2022 Educational Session 3 on System Design with Open Source Tools. Presentation (.pptx) (.mp4) CICC-2022 Educational Session 3
A University Research Perspective and Update on AI-Enhanced Co-Design of Microelectronics
Prof. Kahng presented “A University Research Perspective and Update on AI-Enhanced Co-Design of Microelectronics” at the Sandia National Laboratories 2022 Workshop on AI-Enhanced Co-Design for Next-Generation Microelectronics. Presentation part (.pptx) .
Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond
A. B. Kahng, “Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond”, (.pdf), (.pptx), (.mp4), Proc. ACM/IEEE Intl. Symp. on Physical Design, 2022. [backup .mp4]
OpenROAD Projects are Available as GSoC Summer Internships!
16 Mar 2022 Check out exciting OpenROAD paid internship opportunities at GSoC here: https://github.com/uccross/uccross.github.io/blob/master/projects.md#openroad—a-complete-autonomous-rtl-gdsii-flow-for-vlsi-designs. Register: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
The OpenROAD Project: Today and Beyond
Prof. Kahng gave a talk, “The OpenROAD Project: Today and Beyond”, today at the UCLA ECE Department colloquium.Presentation part (PPT).
