Circuit Design & Simulation Hackathon using open source tools

NIT Jamshedpur and VLSI System Design (VSD) organized a unique circuit design hackathon to honor the late Ratan Tata. This event aimed to inspire innovation and excellence in the field of VLSI hardware design, reflecting Tata's visionary leadership and commitment to technological advancement. The event was from 24 October till 8 November 2024. The participants were to use only the Open Source EDA tools. One of the tools open source tools used by the participants was eSim. About 600 people participated in the hackathon with most of them using eSim. The eSim team of the FOSSEE project mentored these participants. Among the teams who completed the tasks, more than 20 teams used eSim. Two of the winners of the hackathon were past interns of the FOSSEE team.