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* Speaker(s): Martin Schoeberl
* Speaker(s): Martin Schoeberl [mailto:masca@dtu.dk Martin Schoeberl]
* email: masca@dtu.dk
* email: masca@dtu.dk
* other information: xxx


==Downloads==
==Downloads==
* [[:File:File_name.pdf|Slides]] (to upload a file: go to Edit mode, then click on the fourth icon from the left "Embed file" and follow the instructions)
* [[:File:FSiC2023_Open_Source_Chip_Design.pdf|Slides]]
* [https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/19179cc9-b3f4-40d4-ac8d-5b2871d3f9a4 Video recording]


==Abstract==
==Abstract==
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Chip design is usually a high-effort, high-cost, and high-risk process. However, Google has recently taken the lead in bringing chip design to a level where many engineers, researchers, and even students can actively participate. In this talk, I will report on a course at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) where a group of BSc students could design and produce a chip using open-source tools and the SkyWater process. I will present the toolchain, explain the implemented hardware architecture, and discuss the challenges encountered in the process as well as the learning values of the course. The project was finalized within one semester and has recently achieved tape-out for the next multi-project wafer manufacturing.


==Software==
==Software==
===General information===
===General information===
* Repository: https://xxxx.yyy
* Repository: https://github.com/os-chip-design
* Main documentation website: https://xxxx.yyy
* Main documentation website: https://github.com/os-chip-design/os-chip-design
* Wikipedia page if any: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXX-YYY-ZZZ (if a Wikipedia article does not exist yet, please consider creating one).
* Article in Engineering newspaper: https://ing.dk/artikel/dtu-studerende-bygger-designer-mikrochip-bunden-261808
* The software has been used in the following projects: XXX, YYY, ZZZ
* Article on this course: https://www.compute.dtu.dk/english/news/nyhed?id=ed010284-154f-43a3-a352-6dce97eaf72c
* Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9934685


===Roadmap===
===Roadmap===
* The software wishes to interface with the following tools: XXX, YYY
* We want to get a chip back from SkyWater finally
* The project seeks help on: XXX, YYY
* The project should be developed to a regular course at DTU


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 28 July 2023

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Abstract

Chip design is usually a high-effort, high-cost, and high-risk process. However, Google has recently taken the lead in bringing chip design to a level where many engineers, researchers, and even students can actively participate. In this talk, I will report on a course at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) where a group of BSc students could design and produce a chip using open-source tools and the SkyWater process. I will present the toolchain, explain the implemented hardware architecture, and discuss the challenges encountered in the process as well as the learning values of the course. The project was finalized within one semester and has recently achieved tape-out for the next multi-project wafer manufacturing.

Software

General information

Roadmap

  • We want to get a chip back from SkyWater finally
  • The project should be developed to a regular course at DTU

References

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