Track 1 - Digital IC Design with Open Source EDA Tools

Hands on tutorials to showcase how to design Digital Integrated Circuits using OpenRoad design tools using IHP 130nm technology on a Linux-capable 64bit RISC-V system.

You will learn:

• An introduction to digital design flow (synthesis, placement, routing)
• What is the state of the art in open source PDK and libraries for designing a modern IC
• Synthesize an actual open-source design (Cheshire) using a CVA6 core and peripherals
• Back-end design using OpenRoad
• Pieces that are still missing, or lacking currently in open-source design flows
• The cost and opportunities of bringing an open-source design into reality

Course will be in English with support from ETH Zurich, IHP, UCSD

Nine 2-hour modules with > 50% hands on exercises in computer laboratory.

Limited to 25 participants

Prerequisites: General knowledge on digital design, IC Design flow