Hardware Podcasts

Open Source Mindset with Michael Gielda

The Amp Hour · 29 Jun 2021 · 1h 28m · Episode 547

What this episode covers

Michael Gielda, co-founder of Antmicro, discusses the company's open source methodology and its application across FPGA, AI, and chip design. He details the development of the Kenning AI framework to abstract hardware differences and the use of Renode for simulating IoT systems. Gielda also explains the progress in open source silicon through the Chips Alliance, focusing on RISC-V implementations and verification tools like UVM.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Antmicro, Chips Alliance, Xilinx, AMD, QuickLogic, Ethnix, Lattice, Google Cloud, OpenPower Foundation, Jada Consortium
Products
Renode, Kenning, Zephyr, LightDRAM, Scale Node, Liber BMC
Chips
RISC-V, VexRISC-V
Tools
Verilator, UVM

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