Design Verification hackathon means what?
The working of digital computers, smartphones, etc all have some underlying basic logic manipulating just 0s and 1s to come up with interesting outcomes. With […]
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VSD-HDP on Tensor Core – A RISC-V Vector Accelerator for deep learning applications
The different projects which we have here are 1) modifying RISC-V core so that it recognizes all these instructions to a vector accelerator 2) vector accelerator itself is decoding vector instructions and managing the execution and retirement of these vector instructions
Skywater130 Spec to GDS workshop details
You might have seen the above image in one form or another, in different our blogs or VSD websites. Every trapezoid in above image is […]
What I did in 8-weeks-VSD Internship? – Vezzal
Constant development of tools often breaks something internally which can lead to other issues. Hence there is a need to test the tool for its previous supporting features. But the tool needs an environment to get launched and good test cases to test the features. This is called as “Continuous Integration (CI)”. I
Chip Tape-out – Not a dream anymore – VSD students prove it again
From nothing to Tapeout Ready basic designs – These 7 students have seen it all. Congratulations to all of them. Great start to their semiconductor career.
Here’s the link with their design details-
VSD delivered 1st online analog tapeout workshop using Sky130
VSD promises to deliver similar IP design workshops in upcoming days, followed by the next big leap – SoC design workshop with VSD SoC generator using all VSD IPs developed by VSD community using Skywater 130 nm technology node.
What I did in 8-weeks-VSD Internship? – Open Source Power Analysis Tool Using Python
Power analysis has materialized as a principal theme in today’s world in semiconductor industries. As very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI) are far beyond from human ability because of complexity in nature. So to analyse power in these circuits we use open source computer aided tools, plenty of tools are available but most of them are costly. I designed an open source power analysis tool for the academic use. This tool gives out values of average and leakage power of any circuit by just giving the netlist of circuit file along with name of supply voltage as input. This tool is designed in python language.
What I did in 8-weeks-VSD Internship? Power Analysis Tool Using TCL
The task given to me was “Design of Open-source Power analysis tool – calculate average switching power and leakage power – Using TCL/Perl/Python – any language”. The entire program is divided into 4 phases.
VSD aims to tackle global chip designer shortage
Above article does talk about chip shortage, which is due to increased demand of consumer electronics like laptops, tablets, mobiles, which was never the case […]
13-Year-Old, Nicholas Sharkey, Creates a RISC-V Core
It was also a real testament to Nicholas’s thirst for knowledge and the outside-the-box thinking of his home-schooling parents, Rasa and Mike. Having a 13-year-old of my own, I was particularly impressed by Nicholas’s willingness to put himself out there, asking questions and joining Zoom calls (not to mention his familiarity with Linux). I’ve since learned that Nicholas has been awarded in spelling bees and math competitions and is an expert at solving the Rubik’s Cube. Somehow, I’m not surprised.
