Vsdopen2019 - Vlsi Online Conference

Conducted LIVE online on 19th October, 2019

What you'll learn
Latest developments in the field of open-source VLSI, which is like the general knowledge interview questions
Researchers and Professors from around the world have presented their views on history and future of semi-conductors
Students and professionals will get an idea of where they currently stand and where can they help pitch in
Students will get an idea of how rewarding open-source technology is, in terms of jobs, research, and personal development
Requirements
Should be a part of VLSI industry or should have taken VLSI subjects
Should have completed atleast one of VLSI udemy courses
Description
Welcome to the World’s only online conference in Semiconductor Industry VSDOpen Conference 2019. With enormous support and global presence of audience from different segments of industrial lobby and academia made VSDOpen 2018 a highly successful event. Evolution is change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, online conference is one kind evaluation everyone adapt soon.VSDOpen 2019, we are bringing you more interesting work done in RISC-V domain and Open Source EDA tools.Industry and Academic research talks about the chip designed and developed using RISC-V ISA from IIT Madras India and SweRV from Western Digital.First of its kind, Virtual Booth to Demonstrate the working RISC-V Chip and Board developed in complete Open source domain.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Open-source RTL2GDS initiative status

Lecture 2 Keynote1 - Opensource EDA for RTL2GDS implementation - Part 1

Lecture 3 Keynote1 - Opensource EDA for RTL2GDS implementation - Part 2

Lecture 4 Keynote1 - Opensource EDA for RTL2GDS implementation - Part 3

Section 3: First time open-source silicon success by Efabless

Lecture 5 Demo1 - Raven Chip: First time silicon success with qflow efabless - Part 1

Lecture 6 Demo1 - Raven Chip: First time silicon success with qflow efabless - Part 2

Lecture 7 Demo1 - Raven Chip: First time silicon success with qflow efabless - Part 3

Section 4: Unleashing open-source silicon

Lecture 8 Invited talk - Unleashing open-source silicon - Part 1

Lecture 9 Invited talk - Unleashing open-source silicon - Part 2

Lecture 10 Invited talk - Unleashing open-source silicon - Part 3

Lecture 11 Invited talk - Unleashing open-source silicon - Part 4

Section 5: Overview of RISC-V open architecture

Lecture 12 Keynote2 Growing momentum and opportunity of RISC-V open architecture - Part 1

Lecture 13 Keynote2 Growing momentum and opportunity of RISC-V open architecture - Part 2

Lecture 14 Keynote2 Growing momentum and opportunity of RISC-V open architecture - Part 3

Section 6: The BOOM Machine

Lecture 15 Invited presentation : BOOM - The Berkeley Out-Of-Order Machine - Part 1

Lecture 16 Invited presentation : BOOM - The Berkeley Out-Of-Order Machine - Part 2

Lecture 17 Invited presentation : BOOM - The Berkeley Out-Of-Order Machine - Part 3

Section 7: CHIPS Alliance

Lecture 18 Invited talk - Introduction to CHIPS Alliance - Part 1

Lecture 19 Invited talk - Introduction to CHIPS Alliance - Part 2

Lecture 20 Invited talk - Introduction to CHIPS Alliance - Part 3

Section 8: Introduction Semiwiki 2.0

Lecture 21 Keynote 3 - Fabless - The transformation of the semiconductor industry - Part 1

Lecture 22 Keynote 3 - Fabless - The transformation of the semiconductor industry - Part 2

Lecture 23 Keynote 3 - Fabless - The transformation of the semiconductor industry - Part 3

Section 9: The PULP Project

Lecture 24 Demo 2 - The PULP Project in 15 minutes - Part 1

Lecture 25 Demo 2 - The PULP Project in 15 minutes - Part 2

Section 10: Embedded UVM

Lecture 26 Embedded UVM - Enabling multicore testbenches - Part 1

Lecture 27 Embedded UVM - Enabling multicore testbenches - Part 2

Section 11: The SHAKTI Project

Lecture 28 Demo 3 - India's first RISC-V based SHAKTI processor - Part 1

Lecture 29 Demo 3 - India's first RISC-V based SHAKTI processor - Part 2

Lecture 30 Demo 3 - India's first RISC-V based SHAKTI processor - Part 3

Lecture 31 Demo 3 - India's first RISC-V based SHAKTI processor - Part 4

Section 12: Conclusion

Lecture 32 Status of open-source EDA and VSD vision plan

Lecture 33 Status of VSD vision and conclusion

Anyone who is looking for skills needed to get a good job in VLSI,Anyone who wants to build a career in open-source VLSI,Anyone who is looking to start-up in VLSI and looking for ideas to do so, as open-source VLSI is rewarding, provided taken the right approach,Anyone looking for current status of RISC-V initiative and looking to start-up own processor company