Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This talk outlines the University of Toronto ASIC Team's initiative to democratize silicon engineering by leveraging the Free and Open Source Silicon (FOSSi) ecosystem.
By adopting open-source tools the team enables undergraduates to experience the complete design cycle, resulting in tangible tapeouts through services like TinyTapeout. The presentation will detail the team's extracurricular impact—including the university's first IC Design Hackathon—and its strategic partnership with the ECE faculty to rewrite and modernize core course laboratories. This integration of open-source methodologies into both student competitions and formal lab curricula demonstrates a scalable model for making engineering education more practical and industry-relevant.
This talk outlines the University of Toronto ASIC Team's initiative to democratize silicon engineering by leveraging the Free and Open Source Silicon (FOSSi) ecosystem.
By adopting open-source tools the team enables undergraduates to experience the complete design cycle, resulting in tangible tapeouts through services like TinyTapeout. The presentation will detail the team's extracurricular impact—including the university's first IC Design Hackathon—and its strategic partnership with the ECE faculty to rewrite and modernize core course laboratories. This integration of open-source methodologies into both student competitions and formal lab curricula demonstrates a scalable model for making engineering education more practical and industry-relevant.
