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About Tiny Tapeout | Tiny Tapeout: A Shared Silicon Tapeout Platform Accessible to Everyone | Tiny Tapeout(.pdf) |
Anybody can design a chip | A new paper by IHP in Europe that describes an open-source based design ecosystem. | Paper |
EDA Corpus | A Large Language Model Dataset for Enhanced Interaction with OpenROAD | Papers(.pdf) |
Leveraging Generative AI for Rapid Design and Verification of a Vector Processor SoC | In the era where the pace of Moore’s law is decelerating, specialized hardware emerges as the new frontier to sustain exponential growth in computing performance. | Papers(.pdf) |
Basilisk: Achieving Competitive Performance with Open EDA Tools on an Open-Source Linux-Capable RISC-V SoC | We introduce Basilisk, an optimized application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implementation and design flow building on the end-to-end open-source Iguana system-on-chip (SoC). | Papers(.pdf) |
An Effective Cost-Skew Tradeoff Heuristic for VLSI Global Routing | Kahng, A.B., Thumathy, S. and Woo, M., 2023, April. An Effective Cost-Skew Tradeoff Heuristic for VLSI Global Routing. In 2023 24th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
Architecture exploration and VLSI design of multi-symbol arithmetic encoders for the AV1 coding format | Bitencourt, T.P., 2023. Architecture exploration and VLSI design of multi-symbol arithmetic encoders for the AV1 coding format. | Papers(.pdf) |
Boosting VLSI Design Flow Parameter Tuning with Random Embedding and Multi-objective Trust-region Bayesian Optimization. ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. | Zheng, S., Geng, H., Bai, C., Yu, B. and Wong, M.D., 2023. Boosting VLSI Design Flow Parameter Tuning with Random Embedding and Multi-objective Trust-region Bayesian Optimization. ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. | Papers REMOTune |
Robust Physical Design and Design Technology Co-Optimization Methodologies at Advanced VLSI Technology | Kim, M., 2023. Robust Physical Design and Design Technology Co-Optimization Methodologies at Advanced VLSI Technology (Doctoral dissertation, University of California, San Diego). | Papers(.pdf) |
Electromigration Stress Analysis with Rational Krylov-based Approximation of Matrix Exponential | Stoikos, P., Floros, G., Garyfallou, D., Evmorfopoulos, N. and Stamoulis, G., 2023, July. Electromigration Stress Analysis with Rational Krylov-based Approximation of Matrix Exponential. In 2023 19th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
A Fast Semi-Analytical Approach for Transient Electromigration Analysis of Interconnect Trees using Matrix Exponential | Stoikos, P., Floros, G., Garyfallou, D., Evmorfopoulos, N. and Stamoulis, G., 2023, January. A fast semi-analytical approach for transient electromigration analysis of interconnect trees using matrix exponential. In Proceedings of the 28th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (pp. 1-6). | Papers(.pdf) |
Linear Time Electromigration Analysis Based on Physics-Informed Sparse Regression | Chen, L., Jin, W., Kavousi, M., Lamichhane, S. and Tan, S.X.D., 2023. Linear Time Electromigration Analysis based on Physics-informed Sparse Regression. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. | Papers(.pdf) |
A Linux-Compatible RISC-V Processor Designed for Open-Source EDA Implementations. | Zhu, Y., Wang, X., Yin, G., Zhang, Y., Luan, Z., Wang, M., Guo, P., Wan, X., Hu, S., Zhang, D. and Yang, Q., GreenRio: A Linux-Compatible RISC-V Processor Designed for Open-Source EDA Implementations. | Papers(.pdf) |
DREAMPlace 4.0: Timing-driven Placement with Momentum-based Net Weighting and Lagrangian-based Refinement | Liao, P., Guo, D., Guo, Z., Liu, S., Lin, Y. and Yu, B., 2023. DREAMPlace 4.0: Timing-driven Placement with Momentum-based Net Weighting and Lagrangian-based Refinement. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. | Papers(.pdf) |
OpenDRC: An Efficient Open-Source Design Rule Checking Engine with Hierarchical GPU Acceleration | He, Z., Zuo, Y., Jiang, J., Zheng, H., Ma, Y. and Yu, B., OpenDRC: An Efficient Open-Source Design Rule Checking Engine with Hierarchical GPU Acceleration. | Papers(.pdf) |
An End-to-End Open-Source Linux-capable RISC-V SoC in 130nm CMOS. | Benz, T., Scheffler, P., Schönleber, J. and Benini, L., Iguana: An End-to-End Open-Source Linux-capable RISC-V SoC in 130nm CMOS. | Papers(.pdf) |
A hierarchical automatic macro placer for large-scale complex IP blocks. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11761 | Kahng, A.B., Varadarajan, R. and Wang, Z., 2023. Hier-RTLMP: A hierarchical automatic macro placer for large-scale complex IP blocks. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11761. | Papers(.pdf) |
Low-Noise Amplifier Design: An Open-Source Perspective | Kumar, A. and Jhariya, D.K., 2023, April. Low-Noise Amplifier Design: An Open-Source Perspective. In 2023 2nd International Conference on Paradigm Shifts in Communications Embedded Systems, Machine Learning and Signal Processing (PCEMS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
Assessment of Reinforcement Learning for Macro Placement | Cheng, C.K., Kahng, A.B., Kundu, S., Wang, Y. and Wang, Z., 2023, March. Assessment of Reinforcement Learning for Macro Placement. In Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Physical Design (pp. 158-166). | Papers(.pdf) |
RL-Legalizer: Reinforcement Learning-based Cell Priority Optimization in Mixed-Height Standard Cell Legalization | Lee, S.Y., Park, S., Kim, D., Kim, M., Le, T.P. and Kang, S., 2023, April. RL-Legalizer: Reinforcement Learning-based Cell Priority Optimization in Mixed-Height Standard Cell Legalization. In 2023 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
Hardware Obfuscation Based Watermarking Technique for IPR Ownership Identification | Bagul, P. and Inamdar, V., 2023. Hardware Obfuscation Based Watermarking Technique for IPR Ownership Identification. International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing, 2023. | Papers(.pdf) |
Revisiting Obfuscation Metrics for Trusted Fabrication of Designs | Nigussie, T., Revisiting Obfuscation Metrics for Trusted Fabrication of Designs. | Papers(.pdf) |
Open-Source IC Design for Post-Quantum Cryptography | Demirs, A., Huynh, B. and Wong, M., 2023. Open-Source IC Design for Post-Quantum Cryptography. | Papers(.pdf) |
K-SpecPart: Supervised embedding algorithms and cut overlay for improved hypergraph partitioning | Bustany, I., Kahng, A.B., Koutis, I., Pramanik, B. and Wang, Z., 2023. K-SpecPart: A Supervised Spectral Framework for Multi-Way Hypergraph Partitioning Solution Improvement. arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.06167. | Papers |
An Open-Source 4×8 Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Array Using SkyWater 130 nm Technology and Agile Hardware Design Flow | Chen, P.H., Tsao, C. and Raina, P., 2023, May. An Open-Source $4\times 8$ Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Array Using SkyWater 130 nm Technology and Agile Hardware Design Flow. In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. | Papers |
OpenSpike: An OpenRAM SNN Accelerator | Modaresi, F., Guthaus, M. and Eshraghian, J.K., 2023. OpenSpike: An OpenRAM SNN Accelerator. arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.01015. | Papers(.pdf) |
Analysis of Digital and Embedded Engineering Methods for System on Chip Design | Emil, J.T., 2023. Analýza metod digitálního návrhu a softwarového vývoje systémů na čipu (Master's thesis, České vysoké učení technické v Praze. Vypočetní a informační centrum.). | Papers(.pdf) |
A Systematic Framework for Design-Technology Path finding with Improved Design Enablement | Choi, S., Jung, J., Kahng, A.B., Kim, M., Park, C.H., Pramanik, B. and Yoon, D., 2023. PROBE3. 0: A Systematic Framework for Design-Technology Pathfinding with Improved Design Enablement. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.13215. | Papers(.pdf) |
Design and Implementation of Integrated Circuits Using Open Source Tools and SKY130 Free PDK | Herman, K., Montanares, M. and Marin, J., 2023, June. Design and Implementation of Integrated Circuits Using Open Source Tools and SKY130 Free PDK. In 2023 30th International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and System (MIXDES) (pp. 105-110). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
AGD: A Learning-based Optimization Framework for EDA and its Application to Gate Sizing | Pham, P. and Chung, J., 2023, July. AGD: a learning-based optimization framework for EDA and its application to gate sizing. In 2023 60th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. | Papers(.pdf) |
An Energy-efficient and Accuracy-adjustable bfloat16 Multiplier | Pilipović, R., Bulić, P. and Lotrič, U., 2023. An Energy-efficient and Accuracy-adjustable bfloat16 Multiplier. Informacije MIDEM, 53(2), pp.79-86. | Papers(.pdf) |
Special Session: Machine Learning for Embedded System Design | Alcorta, E.S., Gerstlauer, A., Deng, C., Sun, Q., Zhang, Z., Xu, C., Wills, L.W., Lopera, D.S., Ecker, W., Garg, S. and Hu, J., 2023. Special Session: Machine Learning for Embedded System Design. | Papers(.pdf) |
An Efficient Security Closure Methodology for EM-based Attacks on Power Grid Structures | Takou, A., Stoikos, P., Moysis, M., Floros, G., Evmorfopoulos, N. and Stamoulis, G., 2023, October. An Efficient Security Closure Methodology for EM-based Attacks on Power Grid Structures. In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI and Nanotechnology Systems (DFT) (pp. 1-4). IEEE Computer Society. | Papers(.pdf) |
Invited Paper: IEEE CEDA DATC Emerging Foundations in IC Physical Design and MLCAD Research | Jung, J., Kahng, A.B., Kundu, S., Wang, Z. and Yoon, D., IEEE CEDA DATC Emerging Foundations in IC Physical Design and MLCAD Research. | Papers(.pdf) |
An Open-Source Constraints-Driven General Partitioning Multi-Tool for VLSI Physical Design | Bustany, I., Gasparyan, G., Kahng, A.B., Koutis, I., Pramanik, B. and Wang, Z., 2023. An Open-Source Constraints-Driven General Partitioning Multi-Tool for VLSI Physical Design. In Proc. ICCAD. | Papers(.pdf) |
A Machine Learning Approach to Improving Timing Consistency between Global Route and Detailed Route | Chhabria, V.A., Jiang, W., Kahng, A.B. and Sapatnekar, S.S., 2023. A Machine Learning Approach to Improving Timing Consistency between Global Route and Detailed Route. ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. | Papers |
Invited Paper: Heterogeneous Acceleration for Design Rule Checking | He, Z. and Yu, B., 2023. Heterogeneous Acceleration for Design Rule Checking. | Papers |
NSF Integrated Circuit Research, Education and Workforce Development Workshop Final Report | Guthaus, M., Batten, C., Brunvand, E., Gaillardon, P.E., Manohar, R., Mazumder, P., Pileggi, L. and Stine, J., 2023. NSF Integrated Circuit Research, Education and Workforce Development Workshop Final Report. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.02055. | Papers |
Toward Reinforcement Learning-based Rectilinear Macro Placement Under Human Constraints | Le, T.P., Nguyen, H.T., Baek, S., Kim, T., Lee, J., Kim, S., Kim, H., Jung, M., Kim, D., Lee, S. and Choi, D., 2023. Toward Reinforcement Learning-based Rectilinear Macro Placement Under Human Constraints. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.03383. | Papers |
A Framework for Graph Learning and Augmentation on RTL Designs | Li, Y., Liu, M., Mishchenko, A. and Yu, C., 2023. Verilog-to-PyG--A Framework for Graph Learning and Augmentation on RTL Designs. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.05722. | Papers(pdf) |
Invited Paper: Accelerating Routability and Timing Optimization with Open-Source AI4EDA Dataset CircuitNet and Heterogeneous Platforms | Jiang, X., Guo, Z., Chai, Z., Zhao, Y., Lin, Y., Wang, R. and Huang, R., Accelerating Routability and Timing Optimization with Open-Source AI4EDA Dataset CircuitNet and Heterogeneous Platforms. | Papers (pdf) |
Netlist Whisperer: AI and NLP Fight Circuit Leakage! | Nair, M., Sadhukhan, R., Pearce, H., Mukhopadhyay, D. and Karri, R., 2023, November. Netlist Whisperer: AI and NLP Fight Circuit Leakage!. In Proceedings of the 2023 Workshop on Attacks and Solutions in Hardware Security (pp. 83-92). | Papers |