The research project “Next Generation EDA”, led by Professor Young Fung-yu, Chairman and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at CUHK, has been awarded over HK$68.5 million funding from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the University Grants Committee (UGC) under the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2025/26. The TRS aims to focus the research efforts of UGC-funded universities on themes of strategic importance to the long-term development of Hong Kong. About the project Theme 4: Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong Abstract: The VLSI industry has advanced rapidly, moving beyond 5nm and pushing into 3nm technology. Designing such complex chips with billions of transistors and wires relies heavily on powerful electronic design automation (EDA) tools. As circuits grow more complex, there is an urgent need for fast, smart and scalable EDA solutions powered by AI and modern hardware. Modern large-scale heterogeneous integration ICs, such as 3D/2.5D ICs, chiplets, and advanced packaging also demand new EDA approaches. Our objective is to explore and develop Large Circuit Models, AI-native EDA, GPU/CPU-Accelerated EDA, and their applications on heterogeneous integrated ICs.
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