Open-Source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools

Abstract

Open-source eda has become a major endeavor in the EDA community as it promises a variety of advances, especially with respect to common infrastructures such as internal representations and databases, as well as interoperability of tools. Its success is also due to eco-systems such as RISCV, Chips Alliance, and Free Silicon Foundation. It is, therefore, the right time to be covered by IEEE Design&Test through our guest editors Sherief Reda, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, and Leon Stok. The special issue is structured into four articles covering entire design flows as well as further four articles focusing on specific tools. Thanks to the guest editors for this special issue.