Spring School
Silicon Sprint
Digital ASIC Design with Open-Source EDA Tools
A comprehensive training program at The American University in Cairo for ASIC design using Open-source technologies.
April 6-8, 2026
3-Day Intensive
+ 2 Clinic Days
April 11 & 18
AUC Cairo
In-person
The Program Schedule
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome & Registration
10:00 - 10:30
Opening
10:30 - 11:30
Keynote Session (Tim Ansell)
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00
Open-Source Chip Design, Librelane (Mohamed Gaber)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Practical Session: Environment Setup - Running Synthesis Exploration (Basem Hesham)
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:30
Running the flow - from synthesis to power network (Basem Hesham)
Clinic Days
10:00 - 12:30
Fix errors and timing violations detected
12:30 - 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00
Fix errors and timing violations detected
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break