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OpenROAD GUI Demo:

By Matt Liberty  in OpenTapeout 2021

OpenROAD at Latch-up 2023:

OpenROAD Flow Demo and Key Features by Matt Liberty

ORFS Tool Installation

For up-to-date installation instruction refer to doc link: https://openroad-flow-scripts.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/BuildLocally.html

How to install ORFS tools on local machine

How to install ORFS tools using docker

ORFS Flow Structure

ORFS Directory Structure And File Formats

Steps To Include Constraints File

Automated RTL-GDSII Flow

Default Config File Setup

Default ORFS Flow Using Make Command

Review Logs For Synthesis, Floorplan

Review Logs For Placement, CTS And Routing

Final Checks

OpenROAD GUI

GUI Overview And Floorplan GUI Details

CTS GUI Details

Detailed Route, Heat Map And Metal Fillers GUI Details

Macro Placement Hier-RTLMP

Config Setup For Macro Placement

Steps To Run And Review Macro Placement

Design Exploration Using AutoTuner

AutoTuner Overview And Pre-requisites Packages

Steps To Run AutoTuner

QoR Checking

QoR Checking

Report Issue And Contribute With PR

Steps To File Issue And Generate Testcase

Steps To Create OpenROAD GitHub PR

Basic Example To File OpenROAD GitHub PR

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Osama Hammad

Osama Hammad is a dedicated Software Developer at Precision Innovations Inc., contributing to the OpenROAD project. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the American University in Cairo, graduating with highest honors.

Osama specializes in maintaining the Detailed Routing Module for OpenROAD, where he has implemented distributed routing solutions, integrated new platforms, and developed essential database management tools. His background includes roles in embedded engineering, digital design, teaching, and project management.

Cho Moon brings over 25 years of experience in Electronic Design Automation (EDA). He has led advanced technology node development for industry-leading tools such as PrimeTime, Fusion Compiler, and First Encounter at Synopsys, Blaze DFM, Cadence, and other prominent EDA and semiconductor companies.

He is proficient in static timing analysis, pre-route and post-route optimization, Engineering Change Order (ECO), logic synthesis, and formal verification. Cho excels at collaborating across functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cho-moon/

Eder Monteiro is a Software Engineer at Precision Innovations and is involved in the OpenROAD project. He has worked on the OpenROAD project since 2019, and in these years, he has developed or supported several tools.
 
With seven years of experience in EDA, Eder has expertise in databases, pin placement, routing, and software architecture. Eder has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
Tom-Spyrou

Tom Spyrou is the CEO of Precision Innovations Inc and is the chief architect and technical program manager for the OpenROAD™ system. Tom is a well-known EDA system architect. He was most recently a Senior Principal Engineer in Intel’s Programmable Solutions business unit working on the Quartus FPGA compiler.

Tom has worked for over 30 years as an EDA Technologist and has gained extensive experience in areas including Static Timing Analysis, Logic Synthesis, Power Grid Analysis, Database Technology and Floor-planning.

He has led the development of leading-edge commercial engines and products such as PrimeTime, Voltage Storm, First Encounter, and the Open Access Database.

Tom has been driving EDA algorithms to utilize parallel programming approaches with both multi-process and multi-threaded techniques. He has a BS from Carnegie Mellon University in ECE and an MS from Santa Clara University.

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