DI-ReDesign
Open-Source Design Tools and Libraries for Novel Transistor Technologies
DI-ReDesign develops open-source design tools and standard cell libraries for novel transistor technologies beyond classical FinFET architectures, providing the adapted design methods required by emerging processes.
Objectives and Approach
The project creates an open design library for integrated circuits using reconfigurable field-effect transistors (RFETs) and develops an open-source toolkit for industrial access to RFET manufacturing technology. Special emphasis is placed on novel approaches to enhance hardware security and demonstrate resilience against structural side-channel attacks.
Innovations and Perspectives
The distinctive properties of RFETs enable flexible applications in digital and analog circuits – from signal processing and neural networks to cryogenic electronics. The openly available design library and tools strengthen Germany's chip design ecosystem and technological autonomy.
Project Coordinator
- NaMLab gGmbH, Dresden
Project Partners
- GLOBALFOUNDRIES LLC & Co. KG, Dresden
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Universität Bremen
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen IMWS, Halle (Saale)
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Gießen
This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Design Initiative Microelectronics.
