SoC in Hours - A Power Chat
summary
Claims a full OpenPOWER SoC flow that builds a working soft core and produces tapeout files in hours, using the Microwatt open core and Libre‑SoC toolchain. It demonstrates Microwatt on FPGA for rapid bring‑up, shows the steps and scripts that generate GDSII tapeout in a click, and documents validation: fault‑injection and a “bug the SoC / fire test” stress regimen. Concrete artifacts include RTL, FPGA images, and GDSII files and a successful proof‑of‑concept tapeout.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:51Power architecture basics
- 28:47System design overview
- 1:05:36Open source tools
- 1:50:31Microcontroller applications
- 2:30:54Verification and testing
- 3:01:51Q&A and conclusion
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