Open-source eda has become a major endeavor in the EDA community as it promises a variety of advances, especially with respect to common infrastructures such as internal representations and databases, as well as interoperability of tools. Its success is also due to eco-systems such as RISCV, Chips Alliance, and Free Silicon Foundation. It is, therefore, the right time to be covered by IEEE Design&Test through our guest editors Sherief Reda, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, and Leon Stok. The special issue is structured into four articles covering entire design flows as well as further four articles focusing on specific tools. Thanks to the guest editors for this special issue.

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开源电子设计自动化 (EDA) 工具


开源 EDA 已成为 EDA 社区的一项重大努力，因为它带来了各种进步，特别是在内部表示和数据库等通用基础设施以及工具的互操作性方面。其成功也得益于RISCV、Chips Alliance、Free Silicon Foundation等生态系统。因此，现在正是我们的客座编辑 Sherief Reda、Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon 和 Leon Stok 报道 IEEE Design&Test 的最佳时机。该特刊由四篇文章组成，涵盖整个设计流程，另外四篇文章专注于特定工具。感谢特刊的客座编辑。