Session 7. Advancements in Chip Design:
A Journey at Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan (Dr. Ali Ahmad)
Session 8. Processor based System Testing, Verification, and Validation Landscape
• Future of chip testing and validation
• Different verification and testing Approaches
• Open-source tools for functional testing
Session 1. FOSS and Open Source Processor: Revolutionizing the World (Dr. Tassadaq Hussain)
• Identify the Challenges of Microelectronics and its Applications
• How Open Source Platforms are Shaping the Future
• Exploring the Evolution of Processor-Based Systems from the Past to the Present and beound
Session 2. Exploring the RISC-V Processor Architecture (Engr. Naureen Shoukat
• Computer Abstraction and Technological Fundamentals
• In-Depth Analysis of Processor Design: Datapath and Control Unit
• Efficiency through Pipelined Datapath and Control Unit
• Optimizing Performance with a Robust Memory Hierarchy
• Practical Insights: Hands-on Experience with Modelsim
Labs Code and Presentations
Session 3. RISC-V Processor Based Chip Design (Mr. Jafar Safdar)
• Semiconductor & Chip Design Industry
• RISC-V and Chip Design Flow
• Open-source Tool Ecosystem Overview
• AQL Tech Solutions Processor IP Company
• RISC-V and Chip Design Opportunities
Session 4. RISC-V Processor Based Chip Design (Dr. Wladek Grabinski)
• Semiconductor & Chip Design Industry
• RISC-V and Chip Design Flow
• Open-source Tool Ecosystem Overview
• AQL Tech Solutions Processor IP Company
• RISC-V and Chip Design Opportunities
Session 5 Empowering Innovation and Indigenous Design: (Mian Ghulam Muhayuddin )
The Role of Chip Design in Pakistan's 300 Million Dollars Fan Industry.
Improving industry-academia linkage by identifying a local indigenous chip design market and fostering economic growth
Day 2:
Session 6. Exploring RISC-V-Based System Architectures
• A Primer on System on Chip Computer Architecture
• The Essentials of Hardware and Software Co-Design
• Bus Systems and Memory Mapping in RISC-V SoCs
• Open Source Hardware/Software Solutions for SoC Design
Session 9. Commercialization and Indigenous Development of Processor-Based Chips
• Understanding Fabrication Processes
• Utilizing Open Source Tools in Chip Development
• Leveraging Open Source Process Development Kit (PDK)
• landscape of open-source chip development
Labs and Presentation Slides:
https://github.com/ucerd/Summer-School-2023_2