MIT World Peace University DevConf 2026 in Pune

MIT World Peace University DevConf 2026 in Pune
Date: 14/02/2026
At MIT World Peace University DevConf 2026 in Pune, Mr. Sumanto Kar from the FOSSEE project at IIT Bombay delivered a session titled “eSim: Building an Open-Source EDA Ecosystem for Edu, R&D, and Community Innovation.” The talk introduced eSim as a fully open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolchain for analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit simulation, built on established FOSS tools such as ngspice, KiCad, GHDL, and Verilator. He presented a technical overview of eSim’s architecture, simulation workflows, portability across environments, and its evolving AI-assisted capabilities aimed at improving usability and debugging. The session also highlighted how open-source EDA tools can support education, research, and community driven innovation, while aligning with national initiatives such as the Indian Semiconductor Mission and broader open digital infrastructure efforts.