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Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-07-19T11:54:20Z

Rihards.novickis: Changed event status from upcoming to carried out

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/>
===== 2024.06.18: 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 mw-collapsed"
| '''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 mw-collapsed"
| '''Session 2: Technical challenges'''
|-
|
* Designer’s perspective
* EDA tool developer perspective
* PDK/Foundry perspective
* Interfacing/standardization
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| '''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 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/>


== 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

2024-06-13T12:50:18Z

Rihards.novickis: Missed modification during the title change in first part

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

2024-06-11T08:09:53Z

Rihards.novickis: /* 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
|}

 
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

2024-05-28T07:32:17Z

Rihards.novickis: Added note on the deadline for registering to the event.

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 6th 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 || 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

2024-05-25T10:18:00Z

Rihards.novickis: Set most recent upcoming event to the upper part of the page, updated industry session's title and session order

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)

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
|}

'''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"
| '''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

2024-05-14T15:35:07Z

Rihards.novickis: Added the missing title for the 2nd event

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

Open-source silicon and EDA workshop 2024

2024-05-14T06:50:46Z

Rihards.novickis: /* 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:
* Open-source hardware in the European Chips Act (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission''

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation''

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)''

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science''

* 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

2024-05-13T11:20:49Z

Rihards.novickis: /* 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:
* European semiconductor design ecosystem (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission''

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation''

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)''

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science''

* 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

2024-05-12T18:44:35Z

Rihards.novickis: Added event information for the second F2F workshop in Sorbonne.

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:
* European semiconductor design ecosystem (10 min) '''''Matthew Xuereb''', European Commission''

* Free and open-source semiconductor ecosystem (10 min) '''''Luca Alloatti''', Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''

* Open-source EDA software and semiconductor design (15 min) '''''Jean-Paul Chaput''', Sorbonne University, Coriolis Foundation''

* Open PDK with Open EDA Tools - Challenges and Future needs (10 min) '''''Rene Scholz''', Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP Microelectronics)''

* European roadmap on the advancement of open-source EDA tools, next steps (10 min) '''''Rihards Novickis''', Latvian Institute of Electronics and Computer Science''

* 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:''' 
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

2024-04-15T16:19:38Z

Rihards.novickis: