TITLE
POSSIBILITY OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS DESIGN FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SMALL PROJECTS
AUTHOR(S)
Mihailo Knezevic, Zeljko Jovanovic, Milentije Lukovic
ABSTRACT
Since very early stages of software development, concept of open-source and free tools developed by community took important role in pushing software development technologies and techniques forward. Such idea just recently started its development in world of integrated circuits (IC) where proprietary and expensive software and tools still play huge part in industry, practically making it impossible for individuals and small companies to develop their ideas in world of ICs. With ever-rising need for Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) for budget constrained projects, need for open-source developing tools to support those processes has become very important, in fact, so important that some of the biggest technology companies took part in their development in hope of diversifying available tools for designing and producing ASICs.This paper aims to raise awareness on so far available tools (some of which have long ongoing history) with special focus on Tiny Tapeout, tool specially designed for students and beginners in ASIC digital systems design world to make it as easy as possible to tapeout their first design from scratch.
DOI
PAGES
115-119
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How to cite this article:
Mihailo Knezevic, Zeljko Jovanovic, Milentije Lukovic, POSSIBILITY OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS DESIGN FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SMALL PROJECTS, Proceedings of International Scientific Conference “UNITECH 2023” – Gabrovo, 115-119