Chips for the Rest of Us
8 days ago
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- #open-source
- NYU researchers are democratizing chip design with open-source tools, AI-assisted development, and education.
- Microchips power everyday devices and specialized chips can accelerate scientific research and AI.
- Traditionally, chip design was limited to highly trained engineers due to cost and complexity.
- AI tools like Chip Chat simplify chip design by translating natural language into Verilog code.
- Open-source initiatives like OpenROAD make chip design tools accessible to a broader audience.
- NYU offers courses like Chips4All and BASICS to teach chip design to non-engineers and students.
- Custom chips can offer performance improvements of up to 1,000 times for specific tasks.
- The CHIPS Act provides funding to address the talent gap in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
- AI and open-source tools are reducing the time and expertise needed to design chips.
- The goal is to make chip design as accessible and iterative as software development.