VLSI and RISC-V Roadshow

VSD conducts RISC-V Roadshow across India to create awareness about RISC-V and its potential to develop skilled manpower for India’s growing chip design ecosystem. The program will introduce students to foundational chip design concepts and to explore exciting career opportunities

Overview

VSD is conducting RISC-V Roadshow across India to create awareness about RISC-V and its potential to develop skilled manpower for India’s growing chip design ecosystem. This program will introduce students to foundational chip design concepts and explore exciting career opportunities in this sector.

Participants will gain insights into various aspects of electronic design, from RTL coding to physical implementation, and learn how RISC-V connects embedded systems, firmware, and hardware. The roadshow will highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in driving innovation and shaping careers in the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry.

Roadshow outcomes

Empowering RISC-V Hardware Design:

  • The workshops will provide students with knowledge and skills in RISC- V technology and hardware design, enabling them to explore the field and build a strong foundation for future learning.
  • The workshops will also create awareness about RISC-V technology, hardware design and EDA toolchain flow.

Hands-on Experience:

  • The workshops will provide hands-on learning experiences for students to build RISC-V based basic applications on the RISC-V development board, test their designs and debug them.
  • Students will gain practical experience in designing, testing, and debugging RISC-V applications, which will help them develop their technical skills and creativity.

Creating Demand:

  • The workshops will create demand for low-cost RISC-V development boards, enabling students and enthusiasts to explore RISC-V technology on their own.
  • The workshops will also create demand for RISC-V chips using production foundry and EDA toolchain flow, which can offer cost- effective and customizable solutions for various applications

Roadshow details (4hrs)

Part 1: From low power IoT Application to Verilog Code: Steps to build customized RISC-V core (1-hr)

  • Understanding RISC-V architecture
  • Understanding sample IoT application (water-level detector) and extracting custom RISC-V instructions
  • Use online utility to dump out customized RISC-V ASIC Verilog code for a sample IOT application.

Part 2: Converting RISC-V Verilog RTL to GDS using EDA Tools: A Beginner's Guide (2-hr)

  • This stage covers the process of converting Verilog RTL to GDS using EDA tools on the cloud.
  • Participants will learn how to simulate their RISC-V processor Verilog RTL code and use EDA tools for synthesis.
  • EDA tools will be used for generating floorplan, placement, and routing, optimizing for area, power, and performance.
  • Layout tool will be used to generate a GDS file for the design.
  • The stage will be presented in a workshop format with hands-on experience for participants on the cloud

Part 3: Step-by-Step Guide to Programming RISC-V Development Board (1-hr)

  • 1. Participants will learn to set up and program the RISC-V development board.
  • 2. Steps Covered:
    a. Install VSCode and the PlatformIO extension.
    b. Set up and flash a "blink" example program on the board.
    c. Test the functionality of the program.
  • 3. The stage will be conducted in a hands-on workshop format, enabling participants to directly interact with the board

Target Audience

  • Students in Electronics and Computer Engg, Electrical Engg
  • Professionals seeking to enter or transition within the field of VLSI and Semiconductor design
  • Training Placement Officer in the Electronics and Semiconductor Industries

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