Asynchronous circuits don't need a clock, they run as fast as they can and they require minimal technological assumptions. If properly designed, they can operate in a wide range of voltages and temperatures.
Listen to the talk of Rajit Manohar (Yale) to learn about the theoretical background and their FOSS tools:
We have just signed the letter by @ps to the European Commission to keep funding free and open-source software and hardware:
https://pad.public.cat/lettre-NCP-NGI
The ENISA (the EU's cybersecurity agency) is holding a series of 21 consultations about technical aspects of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The consultations started already yesterday.
If you can help represent the open-source perspective, please consider participating.
Schedule and registration details:
https://wiki.f-si.org/images/c/c2/June_26_2024_CRA_consulation_call.pdf
#openHardware #semiconductor #silicon #cybersecurity #GoIT #NGIZero
The General Public License (GPL) is unfortunately not suited for electronic devices and silicon chips in particular. We would like therefore to develop a GPL-compatible hardware licence.
Are you interested to submit a tender? Then do so by July 3:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development
Join us in less than an hour for a tech talk with Andrew "bunnie" Huang. He's currently working on IRIS: (Infra-Red, In-Situ) inspection of silicon, a project to facilitate the non-destructive verification of silicon chips.
There will be lots of time for questions and comments as he is interested to hear peoples' thoughts about IRIS.
Today at 11.00 CEST (Brussels time) / 17.00 SGT (Singapore time). For the link to the BBB video room see: https://nlnet.nl/events/20240502/index.html.
Are you interested to participate to a public discussion on the development of open-source silicon and open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) in Europe?
Then join our introductory webinar on May 14 over #BigBlueButton:
https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Open-source_silicon_and_EDA_workshop_2024
This event will be followed by an in-person workshop on June 18 in Paris (right before #FSiC) and by Working Groups. The discussion will lead to a new #Roadmap for the #EuropeanCommission.
If you are affiliated with a university please consider signing the following letter which calls for open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools:
https://open-source-eda-letter.eu/
The letter is hosted by the FOSSi Foundation @fossifoundation .
Btw: If you are interested to participate to a public discussion on the development of open-source silicon and open-source EDA please join us on May 14 over #BBB:
https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Open-source_silicon_and_EDA_workshop_2024
"Open source CPU and SoC design: the flow, the challenges and a perspective"
Listen to the experiences of Charles Papon tomorrow (Thursday April 11) at 13:00 CEST:
https://www.ngi.eu/event/webinar-open-source-cpu-and-soc-design/
Dear Fediverse,
we want to host a #BigBlueButton instance for meetings with up to 100 participants.
Can somebody recommend a setup which scales to this number?
We have in mind to rent a dedicated server at Hetzner. Unfortunately, this is difficult to test ahead of the meeting.
We have 4 new open calls for funding for projects that contribute to an open, trustworthy, human-centered internet. Projects must be free and open source and papers published
Deadline is June 1, 12.00 (noon) CEST
#NGI0 #opensource
Join us for the webinar Open source CPU and SoC design : The flow, the challenges and a perspective with Charles Papon on April 11, 2024, 13:00-14:30 CET.
Through the lens of the SpinalHDL, VexRiscv and NaxRiscv projects, Papon will discuss open CPU design, deploying it on hardware, lessons learned and challenges.
For more info and a link to the BBB room see https://nlnet.nl/webinars/. No need to subscribe, the room is open.
We are glad to announce the next edition of the Free Silicon Conference (#FSiC) which will be held in Paris on June 19, 20, 21 2024:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024
Please help us to spread the voice and to identify new open-silicon projects and new open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.
To propose or suggest an idea just answer to this toot or write at fsic2024'at'f-si.org.
We prepared a list of recommendations and a roadmap for the European Commission for the development of open-source silicon in the EU.
The full text can be downloaded here:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU
If you have any thoughts or comments on the document please answer to this thread.
#Silicon #openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #Semiconductor #GoIT #roadmap #EuropeanCommission
2. unpublished files from the #Snowden archive (2013) reveal that the #NSA backdoored #Cavium, an American semiconductor company marketing Central Processing Units (CPUs):
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552520/New-revelations-from-the-Snowden-archive-surface
Videos and slides from the IHP workshop entitled "OpenPDK, OpenTooling and Open Source Design – An Initiative to Push Development" are online:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiwFNOhPOqMPCU0zZ2GTxuaEeH-G8kJYH (video playlist)
https://github.com/IHP-GmbH/IHP-Open-PDK/wiki/Networking-Workshop-FMD-QNC (slides)
#openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT #PDK
Take a look at the #Fairphone philosophy connecting technology with #sustainability (https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/8b581083-0f56-40e5-bcab-a5a8ab8c1b71) at #FSiC.
We also have a presentation about industry-grade System Verilog IPs (https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/ad84c907-d767-4468-a43d-b5cbd4e04bdb)
#openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT
How open can a laptop be?
Watch the keynote speech by
Lukas Hartmann (@mntmn) of #MNT Research: https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/448e1166-9993-4f09-a8b5-8ee67e67a7cc
Are you interested to make a #TinyTapeout? Check out what's possible at ChipFlow with Matthew Venn: https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/09faa177-6076-4ebb-a3a2-1c56eae629dc
#openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT
Check out Gaëtan Cassiers from TU Graz presenting "Physical #security for #cryptographic implementations with open hardware" (https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/a26142e0-7d39-4540-88dc-6a1b4c077033).
At min 10:05 he says "We develop it once, we evaluate it a lot and hopefully it is secure forever".
#openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT
Another stunning video at #FSiC is about #Minecraft used for teaching VLSI design (https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/9184d306-d9e5-490d-b983-9445fe65018b).
Watch also the #OpenROAD presentation (https://peertube.f-si.org/videos/watch/0703c3c6-9b80-4f17-bf04-04c07d3f5c7b)
#openHardware #Chips #IntegratedCircuits #semiconductor #silicon #GoIT