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Experiences Building Edge TPU with Chisel

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Semiconductors & chip manufacturingComputer architecture & CPUsMachine learning & deep learning

What it is

A Google talk from the Chisel community in which engineers recount designing the Edge TPU with the Chisel hardware construction language. It covers the productivity gains and the problems they hit.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as a rare first-hand account of a real, shipping ASIC built in an open-source HDL, useful in HDL and FPGA choice discussions.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Google had a really interesting talk on their experiences with Chisel in designing the first Edge TPU chip.”

    Interesting overview of Chisel advantages and problems for chip design

    therealcamino, 2023-02 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Choice of HDL for an FPGA Project”

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Topics: chisel, edge tpu, asic design, hdl, google

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