VLSI Design Codespace

A GitHub Codespace environment for VLSI design workflows with OpenROAD, KLayout, and ngspice.

Included Tools

• OpenROAD-flow-scripts: Complete RTL-to-GDS flow
• OpenROAD: Open-source physical design tools
• KLayout: Layout viewer and editor (v0.30.4)
• ngspice: Circuit simulator (v43)
• sky130 PDK: Installed via ciel

Getting Started

See the chip-tutorials for tutorials and examples.

Notes

• Based on the official openroad/orfs Docker image
• OpenROAD environment is automatically sourced in each terminal
• KLayout tech files are linked from chip-tutorials
• VNC desktop available on port 6080 (password: bananaslugs!)