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Why Documentation is the Missing Link Between AI and Chip Design
Chip design has always depended on unwritten know-how. To bridge tribal knowledge and machine intelligence, engineering culture needs new ways to…
Sep 3
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Vikram Sekar
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What Chip Design Can Learn from Supersonic Jets
Lessons from Boom Supersonic’s engineering culture and what they mean for the future of chip design.
Aug 20
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Vikram Sekar
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The Decline of MATLAB: What Engineers Should Learn Instead
A frank look at why Python and Rust is the future of the hardware programming stack.
Aug 6
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Vikram Sekar
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Why Building Smarter EDA Tools Is Key To Winning The AI Era
If AI is the gold prize, AI-enabled EDA tools are the picks and shovels. Why traditional chip design tools are stuck in the past, and how new AI-first…
Jul 6
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Vikram Sekar
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A Comprehensive Guide To Installing Open Source Tools For Integrated Circuit Design
Plus two suggested projects you can work on using your newly acquired toolkit.
May 11
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Vikram Sekar
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How to Learn Chip Design With Open-Source EDA Tools
A step-by-step guide to building, simulating, documenting, and publishing your own IC designs with free and open EDA tools.
Apr 27
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Vikram Sekar
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Can You Vibe Your Way Through Chip Design?
Reinforcement learning, inverse design, and the cultural shift in electronic design automation; a look at how AI is breaking design conventions in…
Apr 13
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Vikram Sekar
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The Engineer’s Guide to Measurement Precision
A field-tested checklist to ensure lab accuracy, repeatability, and regulatory readiness.
Apr 6
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Vikram Sekar
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Python Resources for RF Engineers
Automate your work with programming, make better data visualizations, leverage measurement automations and software APIs to accelerate your…
Apr 14, 2024
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Applications of AI/ML to Analog and Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Understanding and leveraging open source machine learning frameworks for the automated design of analog and mixed signal circuits.
Apr 7, 2024
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