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https://github.com/mabrains/chipro

Chipro First Agentic EDA Design System
https://github.com/mabrains/chipro

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Chipro First Agentic EDA Design System

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README 

          


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🚀 Welcome to Chipro






  The All-in-One AI-Powered Chip Design Platform






  About •

  Documentation •

  Showcase •




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## 🧭 About Chipro



**Chipro** is an intelligent, modular Electronic Design Automation (EDA) environment built to unify AI-assisted design with a fully automated design management system. It simplifies the entire design process with one goal in mind:



> _Streamline the chip design process to be simpler and faster than ever before._



Chipro consists of two complementary components:



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## 📖 Documentation



Detailed installation instructions, user guides, and advanced configuration tips are available in our official documentation:



[📄 Chipro Installation & User Guide](https://mabrains.github.io/chipro-docs)



> The installer simplifies setup, automatically pulling the Chipro container and launching all required services.



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### 🤖 1. The AI Chat Module



Your personal design assistant — an **AI-driven conversational engineer** that understands your workflow and speaks your language. It provides several specialized design “flows”:



- **🌐 General Default Flow**

  A flexible assistant for scripting, documentation, and general productivity tasks.



- **🧠 Analog Designer Flow**

  Acts as an expert analog engineer capable of:



  - Generating complex **SPICE netlists** from specifications.

  - Running **simulations** and analyzing results.

  - Providing **debugging insights** and design optimization tips.



- **💻 Digital Designer Flow**

  Focused on **digital logic and RTL design**, supporting tasks like:



  - Creating and validating **Verilog/VHDL netlists**.

  - Running synthesis and verification flows.

  - Automating digital design setup.



> Whether you're creating your next amplifier or a SoC component, the AI Chat Module acts as a virtual teammate — guiding, coding, and reasoning alongside you.



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#### Model Providers: Cloud and Local, Seamlessly



The AI layer is provider-agnostic. You can mix and match providers per workspace, per project, or even per task:



- **Cloud providers** (for maximum performance and breadth of models)

  Supports major vendors such as **OpenAI**, **Groq**, **Mistral**, and others.



  - Benefits: state-of-the-art capability, large context windows, rapid iteration.

  - Typical use: exploratory design, heavy reasoning, large code/netlist generation, multi-turn analysis.



- **Local providers** (for privacy-sensitive workflows)

  Run models locally through **LM Studio** or **Ollama**.



  - Benefits: data never leaves your machine, predictable costs, offline capability.

  - Typical use: proprietary IP, confidential designs, air-gapped labs, continuous local testing.



**API keys & credentials**



- Keys are stored locally in your environment/config files; you can scope them per user, machine, or project.

- Per-provider usage caps and **cost guards** can be set to prevent runaway spend.



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#### Action-Taking: How the AI Operates Inside Your Tools



Beyond chat, the AI can **act** within your environment to complete end-to-end tasks:



1. **Project-aware context**

   The assistant understands your **Project → Library → Cell → View** hierarchy. It can open the correct view, fetch relevant files (e.g., `*.spice`, `*.sch`, `*.gds`), and keep track of where generated outputs should live.



2. **Design Manager integrations (direct tool invocations)**



   - Launch **KLayout** on a specific GDS view, open **Xschem** on a schematic, or start **LibreLane** for an RTL-to-GDS run.

   - Generate/modify netlists, constraints, PDK references, and run scripts with consistent environment variables and paths.

   - Collect outputs (logs, waveforms, reports), summarize results, and propose next steps.



3. **VNC-backed interactions (full GUI control when needed)**



   - Through the built-in **VNC interface**, the AI can interact with GUI tools (click, type, menu navigation) to execute procedures not exposed via CLI/APIs.

   - This enables tasks like editing parameters in Xschem, launching DRC/LVS from KLayout menus, or stepping through custom plugin dialogs — fully **automated** or **human-in-the-loop**.



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#### Typical End-to-End Scenarios



- **Analog flow example**



  1. You describe a spec; the AI drafts a **SPICE** netlist and places it into the project under the correct **Library/Cell/View**.

  2. It runs the simulation, gathers waveforms/logs, and summarizes key metrics (gain, bandwidth, noise).

  3. It proposes parameter sweeps or corners, executes them, and compares results against your targets — with links to artifacts and plots.



- **Digital flow example**



  1. You upload or sketch an RTL. The AI lints, runs synthesis, sets up **LibreLane**, and kicks off a pipeline with your constraints.

  2. It reports timing/area/power, suggests constraint tweaks, and can re-launch the run.

  3. It opens the resulting GDS in **KLayout** (via VNC if desired) and prepares a review checklist.



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### 🎛️ 2. The Design Manager



The **Design Manager** is the beating heart of Chipro — your **mission control center** for managing every aspect of the electronic design workflow.

It orchestrates the tools, abstracts away configuration pain, and gives you an organized, intelligent workspace that simply works.



#### 🧩 Hierarchical Project Structure



At its core, Chi-Pro embraces a **structured design hierarchy** inspired by professional EDA environments:



- **📁 Projects**

  The top-level container representing your complete design workspace — think of it as your “chip project”.



- **🏛️ Libraries**

  Each project can contain one or more libraries, grouping related cells and design assets together.



- **🔬 Cells**

  The fundamental building blocks within a library — representing functional circuit blocks, modules, or IPs.



- **🪞 Views**

  Each cell can have multiple **views**, representing the same design from different perspectives:



  - **Schematic View** — for design intent and connectivity (opened with **Xschem**)

  - **Layout / GDS View** — for physical implementation and verification (opened with **KLayout**)

  - **Symbol View** — for schematic symbol definition and linking (opened with **VS Code**)

  - **RTL / Code View** — for logic descriptions, behavioral models, or testbenches

  - **Simulation View** — for SPICE or Verilog simulation setups

  - **LibreLane Flow View** — for automated full RTL-to-GDSII pipeline runs



This hierarchy allows you to **navigate complex designs effortlessly**, maintain clear separation between analog and digital domains, and **categorize** your libraries and cells by function, project stage, or technology node — making large designs manageable and intuitive.



> _With Chipro, your design environment feels structured, clean, and scalable._



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#### 🧱 Unified Toolchain Access — Everything Just Works



Forget the endless hours of setup, dependency management, and tool mismatches.

The **Design Manager** is fully containerized — meaning **you don’t have to install or configure anything manually**.



- No compiling KLayout.

- No dependency chains for Xschem or LibreLane.

- No version conflicts.

- No PATH juggling.



Everything is pre-configured, tested, and integrated out of the box.



Simply click or select a view — and **the right tool launches instantly**, already linked to your project structure.

It’s that seamless.



> _Why spend days fighting setup scripts when you can start designing in minutes?_



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#### 🗂️ Categories for Smarter Organization



Chipro also introduces **categories**, allowing you to tag and group projects or libraries or even cells.



This enables more intelligent filtering, search, and AI assistance.



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#### 🖥️ Integrated VNC Access — Direct Interaction with Tools



The **Design Manager** provides a built-in **VNC** interface, giving you direct graphical access to all your design tools inside a fully isolated environment.



- Launch and control **KLayout**, **Xschem**, **LibreLane**, and more — all from your browser.

- Interact with your designs as if you were on a full EDA workstation.

- Zero setup, zero installation, fully interactive.



But here’s where it gets truly next-generation:



> The **AI Chat Module** can access this same VNC environment to **perform actions automatically** — running simulations, modifying layouts, or even generating new cells autonomously.



This means your AI assistant isn’t just conversational — it’s **operational**.

It can see, click, modify, and run tasks within your workspace — effectively bridging human-AI collaboration for circuit design.



## 🌟 Product Showcase



A visual journey through Chipro’s power and versatility.



|        Our Welcome Screen         |          The Chat Module           |

| :-------------------------------: | :--------------------------------: |

| ![Analog Flow](images/image1.png) | ![Digital Flow](images/image8.png) |



|     The Design Manager     |            PDK Installation             |

| :------------------------: | :-------------------------------------: |

| ![Chat](images/image4.png) | ![Simulation](images/image3.png) |



|      KLayout Integration      |   Xschem Schematic Editing   |

| :---------------------------: | :--------------------------: |

| ![KLayout](images/image5.png) | ![Xschem](images/xschem.png) |



## 🧠 Why Chipro?



- **AI-Driven Productivity:** The only EDA platform that learns your design style.

- **Zero Setup Hassle:** Fully containerized and automated.

- **Unified Tool Ecosystem:** All your tools, one click away.

- **Cross-Platform:** Works seamlessly across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

- **Community-Ready:** Built for collaboration, extensibility, and innovation.



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  Chipro — Designed for Engineers. Built for the Future.




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