VSDOpen2020 Tutorial 1 - Opensource EDA Tool Development

Published: Thu, 09/17/20

I am happy to announce the contents of VSDOpen2020 tutorial session, starting with Tutorial 1. The tutorial sessions are a part of your personal VSDOpen Exclusive Experience. This is the only conference which is end-to-end about open-source VLSI which primarily includes RISC-V, EDA, and IPs. Look at the image below which shows our readiness and planning for VSDOpen tutorials

To start with, here are the contents about VSDOpen2020 Tutorial 1 – Opensource EDA Tool Development – by Tim Edwards, who is Founder of Opencircuitdesign.com and SVP of eFabless.

Theory:

History of open-source EDA – Berkeley and SPICE, VIS/SIS, Magic, IRSIM, TimberWolf, netgen, MOSIS & SCMOS (open-source PDK’s), TinyChip and Tanner Pads
The rise of commercial tools & break-up of open-source tools
Recovering open-source EDA – OpenCircuitDesign, Magic, netgen, TCL/Tk, ngspice, iverilog
Modernizing open-source EDA – Python, GitHub, Yosys, qflow, OpenTimer, KLayout, OpenROAD, OpenLANE, Google/Skywater, Open_PDKs
Contributing to the EDA ecosystem – Hardware is software, Creating a GitHub presence, dos and don’ts, automation, scripting, PDK Development, IP Contribution
Contributing to EDA tool development – Bug reporting, rules of coding, finding chokepoints, extensions, integration

Labs on Magic/DRC:

Magic's interactive DRC engine
The breakdown of interactive DRC
DRC styles and when to use them
DRC output and readability
DRC basic rule types
GDS generation operators and DRC
Complicated tricks
Torture tests
Missing functionality

Many of you, who have been a part of VSD Workshops before, are completely aware of amount of man hours needed to complete them. VSDOpen Tutorials are specially designed as a lighter version of high intensity VSD 5-day workshops

So, are you ready to jumpstart your VLSI career and your journey to open-source VLSI at just $5 or Rs.370?

If yes, here is the link with registration details. (Last date preponed to 30^th September due to huge registrations)

https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/registration/