Building an Open Source Hardware Ecosystem: From Foundations to Rooftops
summary
CHIPS Alliance describes concrete steps: an open PDK (notably SkyWater open PDK) drives a surge in developer interest, 38 member companies collaborate, and partnerships with Antmicro and Efabless supply open EDA tooling. The talk states tapeouts cost millions and cites IBM’s estimate of ~100 billion chips by 2050, pushes multi‑party “yellow umbrella” IP agreements for secure sharing, and highlights cheap shuttle runs and chiplets as practical enablers for faster, lower‑risk hardware iteration.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:20The Semiconductor Industry
- 1:23Computer Design Challenges
- 2:59What is CHIPS
- 3:42Concentric Collaborative Innovation
- 5:06Open Source to PDK
- 6:18Open Collaborative Platforms
- 7:12Building Trust
- 8:13Open Source Software
- 9:46Hardware vs Software
- 10:46Making chip design more approachable
- 12:06Building an engineering community open source
- 13:12Proactive mentoring
- 13:44Final thoughts
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