News & Talks
Updates from the Lab
Follow our latest milestones, awards, and invited talks. We share short updates as soon as results are ready for the community.
- Conference
Check out our work at ISCAS 2026: Toward Generative Silicon
Check out our work at ISCAS 2026 in Shanghai - "Toward Generative Silicon: The Next Frontier in Open-Source and AI-Driven Analog Design." Great discussions with the community on where generative analog design is heading next!
ISCAS 2026, Shanghai, ChinaRead full story - Invited Talk
Very interactive session at CEA LETI
Very interactive session and presentation at CEA LETI. Thanks Youcef for hosting me!
CEA LETI, Grenoble, FranceRead full story - Invited Talk
Honored to speak at the XIII Front-End Electronics Workshop in Paris
Honored to give a talk at the XIII Front-End Electronics Workshop in Paris, France, on AI-driven chip design. Many thanks to the organizers for the kind invitation and host!
Paris, FranceRead full story - Invited Talk
Excited to give a webinar at Apple
Excited to give a webinar at Apple, sharing the latest from our work on AI-driven chip design. Huge thanks to Bharan Giridhar for the kind invitation and warm hosting!
AppleRead full story - Invited Talk
Thrilled to give a webinar at Analog Devices
Thrilled to give a webinar at Analog Devices (ADI) on AI-driven chip design. Big thanks to Ash Aldujaili for hosting!
Analog Devices (ADI)Read full story - Announcement
SSCS PICO Open-Source Chipathon 2026 Announced
The IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society has announced the 2026 SSCS "PICO" Open-Source Chipathon, with sign-ups and kickoff on May 1, 2026 and tapeout submissions due September 2026. Teams worldwide design open-source ICs on the GF180MCUD PDK across four tracks: foundational building blocks, sensor circuits, MOSbius learning chips, and AI/LLM-assisted design. Prof. Mehdi Saligane leads the AI/LLM-assisted Circuits track and serves on the Tooling and Reference Flow Committee.
- Invited Talk
Invited Talk at Latch-Up 2026
Prof. Mehdi Saligane is invited to give a talk at Latch-Up 2026 (May 1-3, 2026), the FOSSi Foundation's weekend conference dedicated to advancing free and open-source silicon. The event gathers the open-source digital design community for presentations and networking on topics spanning open EDA tools, verification frameworks, fabrication access, and AI-assisted design workflows.
- Distinguished Lecture
IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecture at University of Waterloo: Rethinking Chip Design in the Age of AI
The IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society K-W Section and the University of Waterloo host Prof. Mehdi Saligane for a distinguished lecture on "Rethinking Chip Design in the Age of AI." The talk covers Agentic-RL gLayout for automated analog layout generation and a hardware-software co-design stack for efficient edge AI inference that minimizes latency and power consumption.
- Talk
Prof. Mehdi Saligane - Okada Laboratory Talk
Prof. Mehdi Saligane delivered the talk "AI for Chips & Chips for AI" at Okada Laboratory, outlining an open and highly automated paradigm for AI-enhanced chip design and efficient AI accelerators. The talk highlighted open-source EDA workflows and hardware-software co-design to shorten tapeout cycles.
- Workshop
IEEE SSCS Directions Series Workshop: Think & Impact with ICs
Prof. Mehdi Saligane co-chaired the SSCS Directions Series workshop "Think & Impact with ICs: From Words to Circuits - Agentic AI, Foundation Models, and Open EDA" and presented on open, automated design flows for efficient AI-centric systems.
- Seminar
AI for Chips and Chips for AI Talk at KAUST Future of Semiconductors Forum
The KAUST Future of Semiconductors Forum highlighted the "AI for Chips & Chips for AI" theme, focusing on automation and open infrastructure for mixed-signal and AI-accelerator development. A concurrent CEMSE graduate seminar deepened the technical discussion with agentic layout automation and hardware-software co-design for efficient edge AI.
- Seminar
Seminar by Dr. Mehdi Saligane - Integrated Systems Engineering Laboratory
The Integrated Systems Engineering Laboratory at Kyoto University hosted Dr. Mehdi Saligane for a seminar titled "What is Possible with Open Design" (held Dec 27, 2024). The talk discussed open-source design flows and their impact on practical chip development.