Resources accompanying my talk at NLUUG 2022.

Recording

Slides

• Slide deck (Apple Keynote)
• Slide deck (MP4 movie)

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HDL Tooling

• Verilog: Low-level hardware description level: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Verilog
• VHDL: Low-level hardware description level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHDL
• Amaranth (nMigen): Modern HDL based on Python: https://github.com/amaranth-lang/amaranth
• Chisel: Modern HDL based on Scala: https://www.chisel-lang.org/
• SpinalHDL: Another modern HDL based on Scala: https://spinalhdl.github.io/SpinalDoc-RTD/master/index.html
• LiteX: Python-based System on a Chip (SoC) designer: https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex

ASICs

• Twitter thread on Pong ASIC project: https://twitter.com/erikvanzijst/status/1388668730163359747
• ZeroToAsic course: https://www.zerotoasiccourse.com/
• @mattvenn’s ASIC resources: https://github.com/mattvenn/awesome-opensource-asic-resources
• Google/SkyWater/eFabless announcement on hackster.io
• High level PDK history: https://semiengineering.com/the-process-design-kit-protecting-design-know-how/
• Cadence Generic PDK: https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/breakfast-bytes/posts/generic-pdks
• Photolithography video by Zeiss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMptIcviR0Y&t=0s
• Sam Zeloof home IC manufacturing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fTB3hG5cA

FPGAs

• Claire Wolf: Reverse engineering RTL to iCE40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOn0g3k0FlE
• Precursor: open, FPGA-based “phone”: https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/precursor
• SymbiFlow / F4PGA: end-to-end open source FPGA toolchain (“gcc for FPGAs”): https://f4pga.org/
• FABulous: an open FPGA fabric: https://fabulous.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
• SOFA (Skywater Opensource FpgA): open-source embedded FPGA IP library: https://skywater-openfpga.readthedocs.io/en/latest/device/introduction/
• FPGA vendors: Altera (Intel), Xilinx (AMD), Lattice, QuickLogic

IP Cores

• Open source IP cores: https://opencores.org/projects
• FOSSi: Foundation promoting open hardware and ecosystems: https://www.fossi-foundation.org/fossi
• Commercial IP core marketplace: https://www.design-reuse.com/
• CHIPS Alliance: Linux Foundation backed open source hardware components and tooling: https://chipsalliance.org/

RISC-V

• RISC-V organisation: https://riscv.org/
• PicoRV32: Compact 32 bit RISC-V core: https://github.com/YosysHQ/picorv32
• ARM vs RISC-V https://www.eetasia.com/is-arms-inflexibility-its-downfall/
• List of instruction sets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instruction_set_architectures#cite_note-30
• RISC-V in Google’s HSM: https://www.golem.de/news/titan-m2-googles-security-chip-nutzt-risc-v-2110-160659.html

Miscellaneous

• MNT Reform: Laptop with lots of open hardware: https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2020-05-08-the-much-more-personal-computer.html
• Digital covid test: https://twitter.com/foone/status/1475228059867381761
• SD card controllers: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/31459918
• Bunnie on LiteX vs Vivado: https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5018
• Revolution OS: 2001 documentary on OSS & Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1bBG1NtL18

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