ESim – Democratizing Electronic Design Automation Through Open Source
Talkat Open Source Summit India 2026 · on Wednesday, 2026-06-17· at 12:00· Lotus Ballroom 2 (Level 3)·
summary
eSim is a Linux‑first open EDA stack that actually bundles KiCad + ngspice for analog, adds Makerchip integration for RTL, and supports Sky130 PDK and IHP for VLSI work; a cloud build uses Django + React with Postgres and Celery. The project ships snaps, flatpaks and Docker images, runs mixed‑signal to PCB to Gerbers and is integrating OpenLane/OpenROAD and FPGA flows. Community numbers: 2,000+ marathon registrations, 100+ winners, 100+ fellows and about 10 designs sent to fab.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 5:00What is ESim
- 7:50ESim features
- 15:16ESim install & cloud
- 16:43Practical apps & community
- 24:25Future directions
- 29:48Q&A
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