VE-HEP picks OpenROAD for trusted hardware and supply chain resilience

Driving an open-source based vision for a resilient supply chain The  VE-HEP  is an ambitious research project that aims to build an open-source based hardware ecosystem for trustworthy electronics and a strong, resilient supply chain as part of the HEP-alliance. The HEP alliance is a consortium of 8 academic and industry partners that are building […]

OpenROAD: The Journey So Far, and the Roadmap

OpenROAD has come a long way since its inception in 2019 and is now driving critical innovation and a roadmap for Chip Design in the Semiconductor Industry and Education and Workforce development. Here are the latest updates from Prof. Andrew Kahng’s recent Keynote at ORconf : https://vlsicad.ucsd.edu/September 15, 2023

We are honored to see this Vote of Confidence from Abacus Semiconductor

The OpenROAD Project Posted on 2023-09-07 by: Axel Kloth I have had a lengthy discussion with the leadership team at Precision Innovations with regards to their The OpenROAD Project, and I came away incredibly impressed. Not only are they providing an entire open source EDA toolset and related libraries for most planar transistor semiconductor design […]

Precision Innovations Inc and Abacus Semiconductor Corporation partner to foster open-source SoC design using OpenROAD across the semiconductor user community.

Precision Innovations is partnering with Abacus Semiconductor Corporation to expand the use of open-source based SoC design software as part of its FOSS and Security ecosystem. Precision’s OpenROAD based SoC design tools with proprietary extensions use permissive licensing thereby providing key advantages of open, collaborative, rapid design turn-around with security features and easy code access […]

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

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.

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Eder Monteiro
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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