HighTide
RTL-to-GDSII chip design benchmarking, debugging, and PPA optimization
All Skills in This Repository (8)
Pure Emerald Level Indicators
VLSIDAupdate-design
Audit HighTide2 design submodules, tools, and ORFS dependencies for upstream updates.
VLSIDAdebug-design
Diagnose failing HighTide designs by correlating build artifacts, logs, and configuration files.
VLSIDAport-design
Port HighTide designs between technology platforms with Bazel or Make flows.
VLSIDAoptimize-ppa
Optimize power, performance, and area for HighTide designs by tuning flow parameters.
VLSIDAopenroad-tcl
Provide offline OpenROAD Tcl command documentation with options and examples.
VLSIDAsdc-sta
Provide OpenSTA and SDC command syntax for static timing constraints.
VLSIDAnew-design
Create repos, FakeRAMs, and platform configuration files for HighTide2 hardware designs.
VLSIDAfind-designs
Search GitHub for synthesizable hardware designs missing from HighTide2.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQPage SchemaHow to install HighTide?â–¼
Run `npx skills add VLSIDA/HighTide --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.
What does HighTide do?â–¼
It is a VLSI benchmark suite that runs open-source hardware designs through the OpenROAD RTL-to-GDSII flow on ASAP7, NanGate45, and Sky130HD technology nodes, with skills for debugging, porting, and optimizing each design.
How to fix a failing chip design build?â–¼
Use the debug-design skill, which reads build logs and reports to diagnose synthesis, floorplan, placement, routing, and timing failures, then recommends exact flow-parameter fixes.
Can I optimize chip performance and area with HighTide?â–¼
Yes. The optimize-ppa skill iteratively raises cell utilization and tightens the clock period while keeping the design free of DRC violations, reporting before-and-after metrics.
Do I need chip design experience to use HighTide?â–¼
Basic familiarity helps, but the skills guide the agent step by step through building, debugging, and tuning designs, so plain-English requests are enough to get started.
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