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Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-06-19T09:21:15Z

Admin:

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== Upcoming event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop =====

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date: 2024.06.18''' (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024) 
'''Registration''' for the event and for the working groups (deadline for event registration is the 11th of June): 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: How to involve Industry in the Open-Source Ecosystem: Best practices'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Final remarks and conclusions
|}

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 1: How to involve Industry in the Open-Source Ecosystem: Best practices'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>


== Previous events ==
===== 2024.05.14: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online ([https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ watch the video recordings]) 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium invited all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion will be followed by an in-presence workshop on June 18 in Paris and by multiple working groups (see program below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''We thank all the people (about 200-250) who joined the video-conference on May 14. The video recordings are available at [https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ this link].'''
<hr/>

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-06-18T08:13:35Z

Admin: /* Upcoming event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== Upcoming event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop =====

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date: 2024.06.18''' (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024) 
'''Registration''' for the event and for the working groups (deadline for event registration is the 11th of June): 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: How to involve Industry in the Open-Source Ecosystem: Best practices'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Final remarks and conclusions
|}

'''Etherpads to use during discussion for the four sessions:'''
# https://pad.goit-project.eu/p/s1
# https://pad.goit-project.eu/p/s2
# https://pad.goit-project.eu/p/s3
# https://pad.goit-project.eu/p/s4

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 1: How to involve Industry in the Open-Source Ecosystem: Best practices'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>


== Previous events ==
===== 2024.05.14: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online ([https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ watch the video recordings]) 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium invited all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion will be followed by an in-presence workshop on June 18 in Paris and by multiple working groups (see program below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''We thank all the people (about 200-250) who joined the video-conference on May 14. The video recordings are available at [https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ this link].'''
<hr/>

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-27T08:35:47Z

Admin: /* Upcoming event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== Upcoming event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop =====

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date: 2024.06.18''' (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024) 
'''Registration''' for the event and for the working groups: 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: How to involve Industry in the Open-Source Ecosystem: Best practices'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 3: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>


== Previous events ==
===== 2024.05.14: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online ([https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ watch the video recordings]) 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium invited all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion will be followed by an in-presence workshop on June 18 in Paris and by multiple working groups (see program below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''We thank all the people (about 200-250) who joined the video-conference on May 14. The video recordings are available at [https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ this link].'''
<hr/>

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T19:31:07Z

Admin: /* 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online ([https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ watch the video recordings]) 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium invited all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion will be followed by an in-presence workshop on June 18 in Paris and by multiple working groups (see program below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''We thank all the people (about 200-250) who joined the video-conference on May 14. The video recordings are available at [https://sl3.meet-modular.com/video/39a5013c39f98b9cfd14920c4b97a68344d49b6b-1715671757453/ this link].'''
<hr/>

===== 2nd event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop =====

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date''': 2024.06.18 (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024)

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

'''Please register for the event (and working group) here:''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>

===== 3rd and following events: to be announced =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Time''': To be announced

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T18:20:56Z

Admin: /* 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion is expected to kick off a process that will eventually lead to a roadmap for open-source EDA tool development in Europe, and it will start with an online webinar, followed by an in-presence workshop, followed by multiple working groups (see program below). This event shall eventually be followed by an in-depth in-person workshop on 18th June 2024 at the Sorbonne University in Paris (further information below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''Please register for the event here (until 13th of May, 20:00 CEST):''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/260d3a0e-8cfa-fbd4-e9ac-df9a06ea3034 

<hr/>

===== 2nd event: Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop =====

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date''': 2024.06.18 (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024)

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

'''Please register for the event (and working group) here:''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>

===== 3rd and following events: to be announced =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Time''': To be announced

File:Matthew slides.pdf

2024-05-14T18:20:25Z

Admin:

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T13:11:35Z

Admin: /* 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion is expected to kick off a process that will eventually lead to a roadmap for open-source EDA tool development in Europe, and it will start with an online webinar, followed by an in-presence workshop, followed by multiple working groups (see program below). This event shall eventually be followed by an in-depth in-person workshop on 18th June 2024 at the Sorbonne University in Paris (further information below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''Please register for the event here (until 13th of May, 20:00 CEST):''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/260d3a0e-8cfa-fbd4-e9ac-df9a06ea3034 

<hr/>

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date''': 2024.06.18 (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024)

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

'''Please register for the event (and working group) here:''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>

===== 3rd and following events: to be announced =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Time''': To be announced

File:Rihards slides.pdf

2024-05-14T13:11:09Z

Admin:

File:Rene slides.pdf

2024-05-14T13:10:51Z

Admin:

File:Jean Paul slides.pdf

2024-05-14T13:10:22Z

Admin:

File:Luca slides.pdf

2024-05-14T13:09:44Z

Admin:

File:Intro slides.pdf

2024-05-14T13:02:45Z

Admin:

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T13:01:29Z

Admin: /* 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda ([[:File:intro_slides.pdf|download slides]]):
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' ([[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' ([[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' ([[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' ([[:File:Rene.pdf|download slides]])

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' ([[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|download slides]])

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion is expected to kick off a process that will eventually lead to a roadmap for open-source EDA tool development in Europe, and it will start with an online webinar, followed by an in-presence workshop, followed by multiple working groups (see program below). This event shall eventually be followed by an in-depth in-person workshop on 18th June 2024 at the Sorbonne University in Paris (further information below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''Please register for the event here (until 13th of May, 20:00 CEST):''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/260d3a0e-8cfa-fbd4-e9ac-df9a06ea3034 

<hr/>

'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date''': 2024.06.18 (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024)

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

'''Please register for the event (and working group) here:''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

<hr/>

===== 3rd and following events: to be announced =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Time''': To be announced

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T12:59:45Z

Admin: /* 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem */

The chip design ecosystem in Europe is challenged by expensive development tools, legal constraints, lock-in threats and dependency on external supply chains.

Open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and open-source silicon chips are emerging as possible solutions to these problems. It is increasingly recognised that open-source development offers not only faster and cheaper development but also better products. The open-source model moreover resonates well with the core aims of the European Chips Act of reinforcing the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem by reducing dependencies, enhancing digital sovereignty, stimulating investment, increasing design capacity and the resilience of the Union’s semiconductor supply chain.

Even though some IP building blocks, such as those based on the RISC-V open instruction set, are already witnessing overwhelming success and industrial adoption, the open-source EDA and chip ecosystems are still in their infancy. Their development is further hindered by the high costs of manufacturing silicon chips and by the complexity of the ecosystem which involves heterogeneous participants (from designers to EDA developers, to foundries).

<hr/>
===== 1st event: Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem =====
'''Location''': Online 
'''Date''': 2024.05.14

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a webinar titled ‘''Introduction to the open-source EDA ecosystem''’ on '''Tuesday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00 CEST''' with the following agenda [[:File:intro_slides.pdf|Slides]]:
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission'' [[:File:Matthew_slides.pdf|Slides]]

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS'' [[:File:Luca_slides.pdf|Slides]]

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation'' [[:File:Jean_Paul_slides.pdf|Slides]]

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)'' [[:File:Rene.pdf|Slides]]

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science'' [[:File:Rihards_slides.pdf|Slides]]

* Q&A session / Feedback (up to 1 hour)

The discussion is expected to kick off a process that will eventually lead to a roadmap for open-source EDA tool development in Europe, and it will start with an online webinar, followed by an in-presence workshop, followed by multiple working groups (see program below). This event shall eventually be followed by an in-depth in-person workshop on 18th June 2024 at the Sorbonne University in Paris (further information below).

To discuss these topics comprehensively, the participation of the following entities is encouraged:
* Academics and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) institutes
* European foundries or foundries located in the EU
* European semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor technology companies
* Any other European companies which develop in-house silicon chips (including design houses), e.g. in the transportation, communication, and security sectors

'''Please register for the event here (until 13th of May, 20:00 CEST):''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/260d3a0e-8cfa-fbd4-e9ac-df9a06ea3034 

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'''Location''': [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=FSiC2024_venue Paris, Sorbonne university, 4 Place Jussieu] 
'''Date''': 2024.06.18 (Before FSiC2024 conference, https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024)

The Go-IT consortium would like to invite all stakeholders to a workshop in Paris, Sorbonne University titled ‘Open-source silicon and EDA F2F workshop’ on '''Tuesday, 18th of June''' with the following agenda:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Agenda'''
|-
| 9:00 - 10:00 || Welcome, coffee
|-
| 10:00 - 10:15 || Introduction
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''10:15 - 11:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
| 11:30 - 12:15 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''12:15 - 13:30''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
| 13:30 - 14:30 || Lunch
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''14:30 - 15:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
| 15:45 - 16:30 || Coffee break
|-
| style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''16:30 - 17:45''' || style="background-color: #EAECF0;" | '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
| 17:45 - 18:15 || Conclusion
|}

'''Please register for the event (and working group) here:''' 
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/88275dc0-9321-bdeb-3d93-83ec342b6353

 
Some thought-provoking considerations for the breakout sessions:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 1: Challenges, requirements and benefits for the industry'''
|-
|
* Needs:
** Educated, highly skilled staff
** Proven EDA
** Proprietary vs Open-source, what is missing?
* Potential
** Cost reduction, e.g. licensing costs, reduced bureaucracy, reusability
** Increasing quality of open-source silicon IP, PDKs
** Focus on innovation (e.g. through reusability, stop reinventing the wheel)
** Potential for reducing time-to-market
** The relevance of the security aspect
* Strategy
** Should Europe consider free shuttle runs? (like Google)
** How to transition from proprietary to open-source EDA tools?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Building self-sustainable ecosystem'''
|-
|
* Benefits and drawbacks:
** Advantages gained by different stakeholders?
*** Universities: costs, access, education
*** Large enterprises: costs, lock-in
*** Startups: costs, time-to-market/innovation
** Costs for participation in the ecosystem
* Mechanisms/Actions
** How to kick-start an ecosystem?
** How to securing development, e.g. for 20 years?
** What are the incentives for industry to participate in open-development?
** Platform for communication, stackoverflow.com for VLSI?
** Missing support/maintenance companies for EDA (e.g., RedHat)
** How politics could influence the ecosystem? (e.g., open-source maintained by competence centres)
** High-quality silicon-proven IP
** How to address the skill shortage?
** What should be the role of open-source in education?
** How education should be changed? (e.g., culture, teach open-source EDA)
** How standardization could facilitate sustainable ecosystem?
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 3: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 4: Financial support'''
|-
|
* How to support ecosystem as a whole?
** centrally managed funding
** foundations
** events
** tools
** contests
* How to work with interests of different stakeholders?
* How to facilitate changes in education system? (e.g., funded tapeouts for students)
* Inclusion of industry, hobbyists, SMEs, LEs? (e.g., support for pilot runs)
|}

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[[File:GoIT_logo_1700px.png|thumb|Logo of the '''Go IT!''' project.]]

The '''Go IT!''' is an EU ''Coordination and Support Action (CSA)'' about ''Open Source Hardware for ultra-low-power, secure processors'' funded under [https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-4-digital-industry-and-space_en cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space)], of [https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/3c6ffd74-8ac3-11eb-b85c-01aa75ed71a1 Horizon Europe]. The project was submitted on [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal October 21 2021], was awarded on March 18 2022 and started on September 1 2022. Its planned duration is three years. The project number (ID) is 101070660.

=Proposal short summary=
Europe's IT hardware development is constantly challenged by outrageously expensive development tools, legal constraints like NDAs or patents, lock-in threats, dependency from external vendors or supply chains and foreign political events. Europe’s digital infrastructure (from consumer to critical appliances) is heavily relying on foreign closed-source chips which are literally black-boxes which may (and have been proven to) contain malicious features. This situation makes the hardware development expensive
and inefficient, and undermines the very principles of sovereignty, resilience and re-usability. Open-source silicon chips, which are open in their entirety, i.e. down to the physical layout, carry the potential of catapulting Europe into a renaissance of digital technology. Several challenges are on the way, many of which will require the participation of the stakeholders (from the fertile ground made of “nerdy” hobbyists and makers who are the early protagonists of the scene, all the way up to large enterprises), as well as the participation of policymakers and regulatory bodies. The road ahead is steep, but rich of rewards. Therefore we loudly say: Go IT!

=Proposal manuscript=
The manuscript of the submitted proposal can be downloaded [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal (here)].

=Goals=
The main goals of the project can be summarized as follows:
# Feedback the policymakers with technical reports and roadmaps
# Facilitate the creation of a complete and complementary know-how for open-source chip design across European universities
# Organize three editions of the Free Silicon Conference
# Develop a GPL-compatible forever-open (copyleft) licence for silicon chips
# Include the available open-source PDK in existing open-source design flows
# Create a repository of open-source EDA tools and hardware blocks
# Package open-source tools into mainstream GNU/Linux distributions
# Disseminate the existing open-source tools and libraries on mainstream channels like Wikipedia
# Promote the concept of open-source silicon chips through the participation at mainstream conferences, talks and paid advertisement
# Contribute to standardization and certification activities for open-source silicon chips

=Consortium=
# Elektronikas un Datorzinatnu Instituts (EDI), Latvia ('''coordinator''')
#* [https://www.edi.lv/en/team/rihards-novickis_eng/ Rihards Novickis], [https://www.edi.lv/en/robotics-and-machine-perception/ department of robotics and machine perception]
# [https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/ Sorbonne Université (SU)], France
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P206 Roselyne Chotin], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P109 Jean-Paul Chaput], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P98 Marie-Minerve Louerat], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6, CNRS]
# [https://f-si.it Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS], Italy
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-4179 Luca Alloatti]
#* [https://libreda.org/ Thomas Kramer]
# Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-5338 Piedad Brox Jiménez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* [https://dargcsic.github.io/ David Arroyo Guardeno], [https://www.itefi.csic.es/es Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información]
#* Pablo Navarro Torrero, [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
# FibraServi (FS), Belgium
#* Staf Verhaegen ([https://fosstodon.org/@Chips4Makers @Chips4Makers@fosstodon.org], [https://gitlab.com/FatsieFS FatsieFS@gitlab])
# G-INP/CIME-P, France
#* Kholdoun Torki, CIME-P and CNRS
#* Jeremy Perret, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]
#* Aurélien Nicolet, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]

=Contact=
All the members of the consortium can be contacted at once by writing at ''' mail' 'at' goit-project.eu'''.

=See also=
==Related conferences==
* [https://summit.openforumeurope.org/ EU Open Source Policy Summit 2023], 3 February 2023, Brusels (Belgium)
* [https://fosdem.org/2023/ FOSDEM 2023], 4 - 5 February 2023, Brussels (Belgium)
* [https://www.date-conference.com/ DATE 2023], 17-19 April 2023, Antwerp (Belgium)
* [https://osda.ws/ OSDA at DATE 2023], during 17-19 April 2023, Antwerp (Belgium)
* [https://iscas2023.org/ ISCAS 2023], 21-25 May 2023, Monterey (USA)
* [https://riscv-europe.org/ RISC-V Summit Europe], 5-9 June 2023, Barcelona (Spain)
* [https://www.gdr-soc.cnrs.fr/ GDR SoC2], 12-14 June 2023, Lyon (France)
* [http://prime-conference.org/ PRIME], 18-21 June 2023, Valencia (Spain)
* [https://ieee-cas.org/event/conference/2023-ieee-21st-interregional-newcas-conference NEWCAS], 26-28 June 2023, Edinburgh (Scotland)
* [http://mpsoc-forum.org/ MPSOC], 25-30 June 2023, Helena, Montana (USA)
* [https://www.mixdes.org/Mixdes3/tekst/view/about MIXDES], 29 June - 1 July 2023, Krakow (Poland)
* [https://smacd-conference.org/ SMACD], 3-5 July 2023, Madeira Island (Portugal)
* [https://smacd-conference.org/call-for-competition/ SMACD EDA competition], 3-5 July 2023, Madeira Island (Portugal)
* [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSIC 2023], 10-12 July 2023, Paris (France)
* [https://www.sistemacongressi.com/elenco-eventi/essderc-esscirc-2023 ESSDERC-ESSCIRC], 11-14 September 2023, Lisbon (Portugal)

==Related EU projects==
* [https://eupilot.eu/ The European PILOT] aims at demonstrating an all European technology by including open source hardware for HPC
* [https://www.european-processor-initiative.eu/ The European Processor Initiative (EPI)] aims at designing and implementing a roadmap for a new family of low-power European processors for extreme scale computing, high-performance Big-Data and a range of emerging applications
* [https://eupex.eu/ The European Pilot for Exascale] aims at building and validating the first HPC platform integrating the full spectrum of European HPC technologies, from architecture, processors and interconnect to system software.
* [https://www.montblanc-project.eu/ The European Modular and Power-Efficient HPC Processor] aimed to start developing building blocks (IPs) for an HPC processor

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[[File:GoIT_logo_1700px.png|thumb|Logo of the '''Go IT!''' project.]]

The '''Go IT!''' is an EU ''Coordination and Support Action (CSA)'' about ''Open Source Hardware for ultra-low-power, secure processors'' funded under [https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-4-digital-industry-and-space_en cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space)], of [https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/3c6ffd74-8ac3-11eb-b85c-01aa75ed71a1 Horizon Europe]. The project was submitted on [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal October 21 2021], was awarded on March 18 2022 and started on September 1 2022. Its planned duration is three years. The project number (ID) is 101070660.

=Proposal short summary=
Europe's IT hardware development is constantly challenged by outrageously expensive development tools, legal constraints like NDAs or patents, lock-in threats, dependency from external vendors or supply chains and foreign political events. Europe’s digital infrastructure (from consumer to critical appliances) is heavily relying on foreign closed-source chips which are literally black-boxes which may (and have been proven to) contain malicious features. This situation makes the hardware development expensive
and inefficient, and undermines the very principles of sovereignty, resilience and re-usability. Open-source silicon chips, which are open in their entirety, i.e. down to the physical layout, carry the potential of catapulting Europe into a renaissance of digital technology. Several challenges are on the way, many of which will require the participation of the stakeholders (from the fertile ground made of “nerdy” hobbyists and makers who are the early protagonists of the scene, all the way up to large enterprises), as well as the participation of policymakers and regulatory bodies. The road ahead is steep, but rich of rewards. Therefore we loudly say: Go IT!

=Proposal manuscript=
The manuscript of the submitted proposal can be downloaded [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal (here)].

=Goals=
The main goals of the project can be summarized as follows:
# Feedback the policymakers with technical reports and roadmaps
# Facilitate the creation of a complete and complementary know-how for open-source chip design across European universities
# Organize three editions of the Free Silicon Conference
# Develop a GPL-compatible forever-open (copyleft) licence for silicon chips
# Include the available open-source PDK in existing open-source design flows
# Create a repository of open-source EDA tools and hardware blocks
# Package open-source tools into mainstream GNU/Linux distributions
# Disseminate the existing open-source tools and libraries on mainstream channels like Wikipedia
# Promote the concept of open-source silicon chips through the participation at mainstream conferences, talks and paid advertisement
# Contribute to standardization and certification activities for open-source silicon chips

=Consortium=
# Elektronikas un Datorzinatnu Instituts (EDI), Latvia ('''coordinator''')
#* [https://www.edi.lv/en/team/rihards-novickis_eng/ Rihards Novickis], [https://www.edi.lv/en/robotics-and-machine-perception/ department of robotics and machine perception]
# [https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/ Sorbonne Université (SU)], France
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P206 Roselyne Chotin], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P109 Jean-Paul Chaput], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P98 Marie-Minerve Louerat], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6, CNRS]
# [https://f-si.it Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS], Italy
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-4179 Luca Alloatti]
#* [https://libreda.org/ Thomas Kramer]
# Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-5338 Piedad Brox Jiménez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* [https://dargcsic.github.io/ David Arroyo Guardeno], [https://www.itefi.csic.es/es Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información]
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5736 Macarena Cristina Martínez Rodríguez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* Pablo Navarro Torrero, [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
# FibraServi (FS), Belgium
#* Staf Verhaegen ([https://fosstodon.org/@Chips4Makers @Chips4Makers@fosstodon.org], [https://gitlab.com/FatsieFS FatsieFS@gitlab])
# G-INP/CIME-P, France
#* Kholdoun Torki, CIME-P and CNRS
#* Jeremy Perret, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]
#* Aurélien Nicolet, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]

=Contact=
All the members of the consortium can be contacted at once by writing at ''' mail' 'at' goit-project.eu'''.

=See also=
==Related conferences==
* [https://summit.openforumeurope.org/ EU Open Source Policy Summit 2023], 3 February 2023, Brussels (Belgium)
* [https://fosdem.org/2023/ FOSDEM 2023], 4 - 5 February 2023, Brussels (Belgium)
* [https://www.date-conference.com/ DATE 2023], 17-19 April 2023, Antwerp (Belgium)
* [https://osda.ws/ OSDA at DATE 2023], during 17-19 April 2023, Antwerp (Belgium)
* [https://iscas2023.org/ ISCAS 2023], 21-25 May 2023, Monterey (USA)
* [https://riscv-europe.org/ RISC-V Summit Europe], 5-9 June 2023, Barcelona (Spain)
* [https://www.gdr-soc.cnrs.fr/ GDR SoC2], 12-14 June 2023, Lyon (France)
* [http://prime-conference.org/ PRIME], 18-21 June 2023, Valencia (Spain)
* [https://ieee-cas.org/event/conference/2023-ieee-21st-interregional-newcas-conference NEWCAS], 26-28 June 2023, Edinburgh (Scotland)
* [http://mpsoc-forum.org/ MPSOC], 25-30 June 2023, Helena, Montana (USA)
* [https://www.mixdes.org/Mixdes3/tekst/view/about MIXDES], 29 June - 1 July 2023, Krakow (Poland)
* [https://smacd-conference.org/ SMACD], 3-5 July 2023, Madeira Island (Portugal)
* [https://smacd-conference.org/call-for-competition/ SMACD EDA competition], 3-5 July 2023, Madeira Island (Portugal)
* [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSIC 2023], 10-12 July 2023, Paris (France)
* [https://www.sistemacongressi.com/elenco-eventi/essderc-esscirc-2023 ESSDERC-ESSCIRC], 11-14 September 2023, Lisbon (Portugal)
* [https://dcis2023.uma.es/ DCIS 2023], 15-17 November 2023, Málaga (Spain), Special Session "RISC-V and Open hardware: research, training and innovation towards Open-source Hw/Sw"

==Related EU projects==
* [https://eupilot.eu/ The European PILOT] aims at demonstrating an all European technology by including open source hardware for HPC
* [https://www.european-processor-initiative.eu/ The European Processor Initiative (EPI)] aims at designing and implementing a roadmap for a new family of low-power European processors for extreme scale computing, high-performance Big-Data and a range of emerging applications
* [https://eupex.eu/ The European Pilot for Exascale] aims at building and validating the first HPC platform integrating the full spectrum of European HPC technologies, from architecture, processors and interconnect to system software.
* [https://www.montblanc-project.eu/ The European Modular and Power-Efficient HPC Processor] aimed to start developing building blocks (IPs) for an HPC processor

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