A. B. Kahng, "A Mixed Open-Source and Proprietary EDA Commons for Education and Prototyping", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2022, to appear. (Invited Paper) - -
OpenROAD Video Library
Every recorded walkthrough, conference talk, and legacy clip surfaced on the site - ready to stream or download.
Tutorial series
C. Chidambaram, A. B. Kahng, M. Kim, G. Nallapati, S.C. Song and M. Woo, "A Novel Framework for DTCO: Fast and Automatic Routability Assessment with Machine Learning for Sub-3nm Technology Options", Proc. IEEE Symposi...
A. B. Kahng, "Advancing Placement", Proc. ACM/IEEE Intl. Symp. on Physical Design, 2021, pp. 15-22. (Invited Paper) - -
Andrew Kahng and Tom Spyrou present an introduction to OpenROAD at the CHIPS Alliance Workshop (starts at 2:24:28).
Integrated recording of the seven-part OpenROAD tutorial from ASPDAC 2022.
Part 1 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial presented by Jinwook Jung, covering IEEE CEDA DATC RDF and METRICS2.1 foundations.
Part 2 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Prof. Kahng, covering IEEE CEDA DATC RDF and METRICS2.1.
Part 3 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Jinwook Jung, covering advanced topics in ML-enabled EDA.
Part 4 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Jinwook Jung, continuing the exploration of ML-enabled EDA platforms.
Part 5 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Ravi Varadarajan, covering practical applications and case studies.
Part 6 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Seungwon Kim, focusing on implementation details and best practices.
Part 7 of the ASPDAC 2022 OpenROAD tutorial video presented by Prof. Kahng and Jinwook Jung, concluding with future directions and Q&A.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: AutoTuner overview & prerequisites.
Basic PR example
MP4OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Basic PR example.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Clock tree synthesis GUI details.
C.-K. Cheng, A. B. Kahng, I. Kang, M. Kim, D. Lee, B. Lin, D. Park and M. Woo, "CoRe-ECO: Concurrent Refinement of Detailed Place-and-Route for an Efficient ECO Automation", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on ...
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Creating an OpenROAD GitHub pull request.
J. Chen, I. H.-R. Jiang, J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, S. Kim, V. N. Kravets, Y.-L. Li, R. Varadarajan and M. Woo, "DATC RDF-2021: Design Flow and Beyond", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2.....
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Default config file setup.
High-definition video recording of the OpenROAD demo lounge presentation showcasing key capabilities and features.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Detailed routing heat maps & metal fillers.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Directory structure & file formats.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Final checks before sign-off.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Generating testcases when filing issues.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: GUI overview & floorplan details.
J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, R. Varadarajan and Z. Wang, "IEEE CEDA DATC: Expanding Research Foundations for IC Physical Design and ML-Enabled EDA", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2022, to ...
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Including constraint files.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Install ORFS tools on a local machine.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Install ORFS tools with Docker.
A. B. Kahng, "Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond", Proc. ACM/IEEE Intl. Symp. on Physical Design, 2022.
Video recording of A. B. Kahng's ISPD 2022 talk "Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond".
Video recording of A. B. Kahng's ISPD 2022 talk "Leveling Up: A Trajectory of OpenROAD, TILOS and Beyond".
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Macro placement configuration.
J. Jung, A. B. Kahng, S. Kim and R. Varadarajan, "METRICS2.1 and Flow Tuning in the IEEE CEDA Robust Design Flow and OpenROAD", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2021, pp. 1-9. (Invited...
OpenROAD demonstration at Latch-up 2023 showcasing the complete design flow and highlighting key features of the platform.
OpenROAD demonstration at Latch-up 2023 showcasing the complete design flow and highlighting key features of the platform.
Demo lounge video from DARPA ERI 2020 showcasing OpenROAD capabilities.
Demonstration footage that accompanied the OpenROAD presentation at the DARPA ERI Summit 2019.
Matt Liberty demonstrates the OpenROAD GUI capabilities and features during the OpenTapeout 2021 conference.
Matt Liberty demonstrates the OpenROAD GUI capabilities and features during the OpenTapeout 2021 conference.
Short highlight clip from the DARPA ERI 2020 program featuring OpenROAD.
Recording of the OpenROAD presentation delivered at the DARPA ERI Summit 2019 in Detroit.
Conference demonstration of the OpenROAD GUI during OpenTapeout 2021.
OpenROAD GUI demonstration segment from the OpenTapeout 2021 conference showcasing the graphical interface capabilities.
Segment from the OpenTapeout 2021 conference covering the latest OpenROAD updates.
Segment from the OpenTapeout 2021 conference covering the latest OpenROAD project updates and developments.
Christian Wittke shares the IHP digital EDA course using OpenROAD during ORConf 2024.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Placement, CTS, and routing log review.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: QoR checking workflow.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Reviewing synthesis & floorplan logs in the GUI.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Running and reviewing macro placement.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Running the AutoTuner.
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Running the default flow with make.
I. Bustany, A. B. Kahng, Y. Koutis, B. Pramanik and Z. Wang, "SpecPart: A Supervised Spectral Framework for Hypergraph Partitioning Solution Improvement", Proc. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Desi...
Andrew Kahng discusses OpenROAD during the Synopsys Academic & Professional Users Program speaker series.
Prof. Kahng's presentation from CICC-2022 Educational Session 3 on System Design with Open Source Tools, discussing OpenROAD as a foundation for research and education.
Prof. Kahng's presentation from the 2022 VLSI Symposium Circuits Workshop 2 on "The Emerging Ecosystem of Open-Source Chip Design".
A. B. Kahng and T. Spyrou, "The OpenROAD Project: Unleashing Hardware Innovation", Proc. Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference, 2021. -
OpenROAD Flow Scripts tutorial: Useful resources recap.
Tutorial video demonstrating how to use the OpenROAD GUI for design inspection, analysis, and debugging.
Tutorial video demonstrating how to use the OpenROAD GUI for design inspection, analysis, and debugging.
H. Esmaeilzadeh, S. Ghodrati, J. Gu, S. Guo, A. B. Kahng, J. K. Kim, S. Kinzer, R. Mahapatra, S. D. Manasi, E. Mascarenhas, S. S. Sapatnekar, R. Varadarajan, Z. Wang, H. Xu, B. R. Yatham and Z. Zeng, "VeriGOOD-ML: An ...