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Chitlesh GOORAH

Design & Verification Club Bristol 2010




           FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
[ Free Electronic Lab ]

(formerly Fedora Electronic Lab)

An opensource Design and Simulation platform
   for Micro-Electronics

A one-stop linux distribution for hardware design

Marketing means for opensource EDA developers (Networking)

From SPEC, Model, Frontend Design, Backend,
   Development boards to embedded software.



                        FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Electronic Designers Problems

Approx. 6 month design development cycle

Tackling Design Complexity

Lower Power, Lower Cost and Smaller Space

Semiconductor Industry's neck squeezed in 2008

Management (digital/analog) IP Portfolio




               FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
A basic Design Flow




                FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
TIP: Use verilator to lint your verilog files.
Most of the Veripool tools are available under FEL.
They are in sync with Wilson Snyder's releases.
                             FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
GTKWave
  Don't forget its TCL backend
  Widely used together with SystemC
                       FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Tools   Standard Cell libraries




                FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Backend design
                          Open Circuit Design, Electric
                          Alliance, Toped
FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
gEDA/gaf
Well known and famous.
A very good example of opensource EDA tool.
                      FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
A Temperature Collector design from Levente Kovacs.
Active development and a 3D PCB layout design in development.
                        FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FEL's KICAD aligned with OpenMoko's needs

   fped: OpenMoko's Footprint editor

FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
GDS to POV (3D)
                 Zoom/Rotate




FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Co Simulation Based Design
UML to Perl, TCL or C++ exports.
TIP: Heaven, when coupled with Truss & Teal tools.
                         FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Simple Installation


Trial:
   Fedora Electronic Lab LiveDVD

Production Environment:
  On Fedora > 12 or upcoming RHEL / CentOS 6

  # yum groupinstall 'Electronic Lab'




                FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Who are using FEL ?

Universities around the world
  - US, UK, France, India, Mexico, Brazil, Italy

Small companies & consulting companies

Linux For You magazine
   Published twice (Jan 08, Jan 09)

Basic opensource EDA tools
  Sun Microsystems, IBM, ST Microelectronics,
  Analog Devices, On Semi conductors


                   FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FEL User and Developer benefits




            FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Free Electronic Lab 6.0 ?
         Satisfy User “ME”

         Strengthening the Backbone

         Ensuring Interchangeability

         FrontEnd design experience

         Port to the Entreprise Class OS

         Step into the opensource IP env




 FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
Questions & Answers
Thank you,

The Free Electronic Lab team

http://spins.fedoraproject.org/fel/
electronic­lab@lists.fedoraproject.org




                               FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org

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Free Electronic Lab: Community Leader in Opensource EDA Development

  • 1. Chitlesh GOORAH Design & Verification Club Bristol 2010 FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 2. [ Free Electronic Lab ] (formerly Fedora Electronic Lab) An opensource Design and Simulation platform for Micro-Electronics A one-stop linux distribution for hardware design Marketing means for opensource EDA developers (Networking) From SPEC, Model, Frontend Design, Backend, Development boards to embedded software. FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 3. Electronic Designers Problems Approx. 6 month design development cycle Tackling Design Complexity Lower Power, Lower Cost and Smaller Space Semiconductor Industry's neck squeezed in 2008 Management (digital/analog) IP Portfolio FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 5. A basic Design Flow FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 6. TIP: Use verilator to lint your verilog files. Most of the Veripool tools are available under FEL. They are in sync with Wilson Snyder's releases. FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 8. GTKWave Don't forget its TCL backend Widely used together with SystemC FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 9. Tools Standard Cell libraries FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 10. Backend design Open Circuit Design, Electric Alliance, Toped FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 11. gEDA/gaf Well known and famous. A very good example of opensource EDA tool. FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 12. A Temperature Collector design from Levente Kovacs. Active development and a 3D PCB layout design in development. FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 13. FEL's KICAD aligned with OpenMoko's needs fped: OpenMoko's Footprint editor FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 15. GDS to POV (3D) Zoom/Rotate FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 16. Co Simulation Based Design UML to Perl, TCL or C++ exports. TIP: Heaven, when coupled with Truss & Teal tools. FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 18. Simple Installation Trial: Fedora Electronic Lab LiveDVD Production Environment: On Fedora > 12 or upcoming RHEL / CentOS 6 # yum groupinstall 'Electronic Lab' FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 19. Who are using FEL ? Universities around the world - US, UK, France, India, Mexico, Brazil, Italy Small companies & consulting companies Linux For You magazine Published twice (Jan 08, Jan 09) Basic opensource EDA tools Sun Microsystems, IBM, ST Microelectronics, Analog Devices, On Semi conductors FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 20. FEL User and Developer benefits FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
  • 21. Free Electronic Lab 6.0 ? Satisfy User “ME” Strengthening the Backbone Ensuring Interchangeability FrontEnd design experience Port to the Entreprise Class OS Step into the opensource IP env FUDConBrussels 2007 ­ chitlesh@fedoraproject.org