https://github.com/librelane/librelane
ASIC implementation flow infrastructure, successor to OpenLane
https://github.com/librelane/librelane
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ASIC implementation flow infrastructure, successor to OpenLane
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/librelane/librelane
- Owner: librelane
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2025-04-18T11:51:22.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-21T17:10:27.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-22T05:45:56.744Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: asic, asic-design, chip-design, digital-design, eda, electronic-design-automation, librelane, openlane
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://librelane.readthedocs.io
- Size: 31.8 MB
- Stars: 255
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 44
- Open Issues: 130
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: Readme.md
- Changelog: Changelog.md
- License: License
- Authors: Authors.md
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README
LibreLane
LibreLane is an ASIC infrastructure library based on several components including
OpenROAD, Yosys, Magic, Netgen, CVC, KLayout and a number of custom scripts for
design exploration and optimization, currently developed and maintained under
the stewardship of the [FOSSi Foundation](https://fossi-foundation.org).
A reference flow, "Classic", performs all ASIC implementation steps from RTL all
the way down to GDSII.
You can find the documentation
[here](https://librelane.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/) to get
started. You can discuss LibreLane in the
[FOSSi Chat Matrix Server](https://fossi-chat.org).
## Try it out
You can try LibreLane right in your browser, free-of-charge, using Google
Colaboratory by following
[**this link**](https://colab.research.google.com/github/librelane/librelane/blob/main/notebook.ipynb).
## Installation
You'll need the following:
* Python **3.8.1** or higher with PIP, Venv and Tkinter
### Nix (Recommended)
Works for macOS and Linux (x86-64 and aarch64). Recommended, as it is more
integrated with your filesystem and overall has less upload and download deltas.
See
[Nix-based installation](https://librelane.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/nix_installation/index.html)
in the docs for more info.
### Docker
Works for Windows, macOS and Linux (x86-64 and aarch64).
See
[Docker-based installation](https://librelane.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/docker_installation/index.html)
in the docs for more info.
Do note you'll need to add `--dockerized` right after `librelane` in most CLI
invocations.
### Python-only Installation (Advanced, Not Recommended)
**You'll need to bring your own compiled utilities**, but otherwise, simply
install LibreLane as follows:
```sh
python3 -m pip install --upgrade librelane
```
Python-only installations are presently unsupported and entirely at your own
risk.
## Usage
In the root folder of the repository, you may invoke:
```sh
python3 -m librelane --pdk-root
```
To start with, you can try:
```sh
python3 -m librelane --pdk-root $HOME/.ciel ./designs/spm/config.json
```
## Publication
If you use LibreLane in your research, please cite the following paper.
* M. Shalan and T. Edwards, “Building OpenLANE: A 130nm OpenROAD-based
Tapeout-Proven Flow: Invited Paper,” *2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference
On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)*, San Diego, CA, USA, 2020, pp. 1-6.
[Paper](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9256623)
```bibtex
@INPROCEEDINGS{9256623,
author={Shalan, Mohamed and Edwards, Tim},
booktitle={2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)},
title={Building OpenLANE: A 130nm OpenROAD-based Tapeout- Proven Flow : Invited Paper},
year={2020},
volume={},
number={},
pages={1-6},
doi={}}
```
## License and Legal Info
LibreLane is a trademark of the [FOSSi Foundation](https://fossi-foundation.org).
LibreLane code and binaries are available under
[The Apache License, version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt).
LibreLane is based on [OpenLane 2](https://github.com/efabless/openlane2)
by Efabless Corporation:
```
Copyright 2022-2025 Efabless Corporation
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
```