VLSI for Custom Chips
Electronic design automation, VLSI reliability, and design techniques for next-generation programmable chips
Overview
VLSI for Custom Chips is an RCSL research track led by Dr. George Floros. The track focuses on the design, modelling, simulation, and reliability of modern integrated circuits, with particular emphasis on the design automation techniques needed for next-generation custom and programmable chips.
This area complements RCSL’s work on reconfigurable accelerators and adaptive systems by strengthening the circuit and chip-design foundations beneath future programmable computing platforms. The goal is to connect device-aware modelling, circuit-level analysis, and system-level design methods so that future chips can be more efficient, reliable, and easier to optimise.
Research Themes
- Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for modern VLSI systems
- VLSI design techniques for custom and programmable chips
- Semiconductor device modelling and circuit simulation
- Thermal analysis of Integrated Circuits (ICs)
- Long-term reliability analysis, including electromigration stress
- Reliability assessment for advanced 3D systems
- Machine learning methods for optimising VLSI design
Lead Investigator
Dr. George Floros is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and leads this research area within RCSL.