On 4 June 2026, the SwissChips community gathered for this year’s Annual Event at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, EPFL. With over 270 attendees, more than 50 posters, and 14 talks, the day was packed with updates, talks, and networking. We heard from across the SwissChips work packages, welcomed contributions from the wider ecosystem, and had the pleasure of having a keynote by Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli from the University of California, Berkeley. The first half of the keynote from the event is available Download here (PDF, 5.8 MB)
SwissChips program included a keynote by Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli from the University of California, Berkeley. The first half of the keynote from the event is available Download here (PDF, 5.8 MB)
Following are the SwissChips presentation highlights showcasing Swiss’ growing engagement and support of the IHP OpenPDK Initiative. It's a fast‑rising, community‑driven effort that is opening real pathways for education, research, and innovation in microelectronics.
Guest Speaker: Thanushan Kugathasan, University of Geneva, presented Pixel Chips for Radiation and Optical Sensing with Tape-out completed in December 2025 and the wafer fabrication at IHP Microelectronics using 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS process.
• EZ130V1 has 213 cells - ~3x than SG13G2• 8-track height - 11% lower height than SG13G2
Some of the standard cells created during VLSI 5 EZ130V1 otimization are eg:
• AND3X2• XNOR3X2• HAX2
Croc SoC-based designs realized through a joined VLSI 2 and VLSI 5 effort are:
• KOOPA EZ130v0 library 39 cells• SKOLL EZ130v1 library213 cells
