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IIC-OSIC-TOOLS Release Notes

This document summarizes the most important changes of the individual releases of the IIC-OSIC-TOOLS Docker container.

2024.03

  • Add synlig (SystemVerilog plugin for Yosys)
  • Add Python packages for IIC-RALF.
  • Add simple analog (inverter) and digital (counter) design examples in /foss/examples.
  • Add libman as a proposal for a design manager.
  • Update various tool versions.

2024.01

  • Fix PyOPUS and matplotlib (and therewith openems. Please see the known issues for a persisting problem).
  • Adding virtualenv.
  • Adding gf180mcuD PDK flavor.
  • Bump various tool versions.

2023.12

  • OpenVAF is built from source during the image build.
  • Adding scikit-rf and schemdraw.
  • Update ngspice to support KLU (fast solver) and Verilog co-simulation.
  • Update OpenVAF to enable MOS-FET noise simulation.
  • Update gtkwave to the new build system.
  • Update various tool versions.
  • Remove gcc-9 to reduce image size.

2023.10

  • Setup xschem and ngspice simulation for sg13g2.
  • Moved Docker build-related stuff into _build directory.
  • Add GitHub CITATION.ff for automatic citation support.
  • Adding eqy (equivalence checker), sby (formal verification), and mcy (mutation coverage) for yosys.
  • Upgrade to LLVM-15/Clang-15 to slim down image. Remove GCC-10 as well.
  • Update various tool versions.
  • Removes various examples from /foss/examples folder to reduce image size.

2023.09

  • Update various tool versions.
  • Added hdl21 and vlsirtools.

2023.08

  • Update various tool versions.
  • Remove PDK sky130B to reduce image size.
  • Added align package (only for amd64 and using sky130 PDK, arm64 postponed due to build fails).
  • Added slang (can be used for SystemVerilog to Verilog translation).
  • Fixed a few issues along the way.

2023.06

  • Added Qucs-S and PyOPUS.
  • Fix XFCE configuration (background and other settings).
  • Cleanup of the startup script (container stops when subprocesses stop, redirect logs to Docker).
  • Update various tool versions.
  • Upgrade SWIFT to 5.8, upgrade LIBBOOST to 1.82, and remove legacy support of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

2023.05

  • Improved Docker container build infrastructure (using existing variables throughout the scripts) and reduced the number of layers by copying a skeleton.
  • Added environment variable IIC_OSIC_TOOLS_VERSION so that user scripts can check container version.
  • Added gnuplot, FasterCap, FastHenry2, and openEMS.
  • Allow custom container names in eda_server scripts.
  • Add a dedicated startup script for Jupyter notebooks called start_jupyter.bat.
  • Update various tool versions.

2023.04

  • Fix crashes of OpenLane and OpenLane2.
  • Update various tool versions.
  • Specify custom DNS in server scripts (see eda_server_conf.sh).
  • Add a dedicated startup script for Jupyter notebooks called start_jupyter.sh.

2023.03

  • Add newly released OpenLane2 flow.
  • Add IHP SG13G2 130nm SiGe:C BiCMOS open-source PDK.
  • Add firefox (again).
  • Add openram.
  • Add more examples into /foss/examples.
  • Improve EDA server scripts (eda_server_start.sh, eda_server_restart.sh, eda_server_stop.sh).
  • Update various tool versions.

2023.02

  • Fix noiseless SKY130 resistors (ngspice-39 plus setting a proper flag in .spiceinit).
  • Harmonize shell script text (using [INFO] and [ERROR] like in other scripts).
  • Improve the IIC-PEX script.
  • Fix the klayout error message ".lyp not found".
  • Update various tool versions.

2023.01

  • Added packages: fusesoc, jupyterlab, edalize, surf (browser).
  • Added support to run images for multiple users and implemented scripts for starting and stopping multiple instances.
  • Removed packages: firefox
  • Update base OS (Ubuntu) to 22.04 LTS.
  • Update various tool versions.
  • Fix screen lockup (timeout due to light-greeter) in VNC mode.