AI
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The Right Skills for the Job: Project-Scoped Agent Skills
Agentic AI has quickly become a dominant workflow. Give an LLM access to the filesystem and shell, provide it good instructions, and watch it work! It's that second part that is critical to making the process scalable. LLMs are quite happy to fill in the gaps…
Better Coverage Analysis with AI
One near-term outcome of AI's [impact on open source EDA](https://bitsbytesgates.com/eda/2026/02/07/OpenSourceEDAinAIEra.html) is that I've been revisiting and enhancing some of my older projects. [PyUCIS](https://fvutils.github.io/pyucis/), a set of tools fo…
Open Source EDA in the AI Era
AI is changing the world in many ways. This is particularly visible in the commercial software-development space, where AI is often credited with [developing significant portions of new code](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/microsoft-ceo-says-up-to-30-of-t…
Getting Started with Executable Specs
Hardware engineers spend their lives working with specifications, both natual language ("paper") and executable. We've been looking at characterizing the interfaces and internal implementation of executable specifications -- models. But, enough theory. Let's …
Unlocking the Combined Strength of UVM and Python
UVM and Python are often positioned as rivals when it comes to their role in functional verification, with teams picking one or the other as the basis for a verification environments. Each have strengths, though, and using them together produces much strong…
AI: Instigating a Developer Docs Renaissance?
There's been lots of discussion about the future of writing in the AI age. LLMs have shown their potential as a tool by helping authors of many genres brainstorm ideas, rough out content, and more. But, this automation comes with questions attached. If writin…
Re-Evaluating EDA DSLs in the AI Era
I've been looking for a new hardware-centric design language for the last couple of years. Or, more precisely, I've been looking for a hardware-centric design language that would allow me to realize my ideal silicon design flow. - Must support using the same…