Talks

Talks from 2026
Talk	Event · Date
wafer.space - TSRI 2026	Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), Tainan · 10 Aug 2026
wafer.space/tsri26
wafer.space - COSCUP 2026	COSCUP 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
wafer.space/coscup26
wafer.space - Hack-A-Day Europe 2026	Hackaday Europe 2026 · 16 May 2026
wafer.space/had26
wafer.space - Silicon Sprint AUC 2026	Silicon Sprint AUC 2026 · 6 Apr 2026
wafer.space/auc26
wafer.space: Silicon now $4 USD, get inspired from Run #1!	Hackware hardware meetup, Singapore · 2 Apr 2026
wafer.space/hw26 youtu.be/t6Z0_Krhshc
wafer.space - Down Underflow 2026	Down Underflow 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
wafer.space/du26

Talks from 2025
Talk	Event · Date
wafer.space - Hackware 2025	Hackware hardware meetup, Singapore · 9 Oct 2025
wafer.space/hw25
wafer.space - Budget silicon manufacturing (lightning talk)	Latch-Up 2025, UC Santa Barbara · 3 May 2025
wafer.space/latchup25
A brain dump on open source silicon (FPGAs, ASICs and similar)	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) seminar · May 2025
mith.ro/mithro-lbnl25
So you wanna make a chip? Open Source Silicon	Flashbots_X, San Francisco · 14 Mar 2025
mith.ro/open-silicon-fbx
So you wanna make a chip? Open Source Silicon	<d/acc day> @ UC Berkeley · 13 Mar 2025
mith.ro/open-silicon-dacc

Talks from 2024
Talk	Event · Date
Open-source silicon enabling HEP-IC opportunities	High Energy Physics IC Workshop (HEP-IC 2024), Brookhaven National Laboratory · 2 May 2024
mith.ro/mithro-hepic24
Will open source design be the future direction? (panelist)	IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) 2024, Denver · 22 Apr 2024
mith.ro/mithro-cicc24
Tim's Silicon Presentations	Latch-Up 2024, MIT · 19 Apr 2024
mith.ro/tim-silicon-2024 youtu.be/FDYfu0Mx__0

Talks from 2023
Talk	Event · Date
Education and workforce development	Jun 2023
mith.ro/goog-ic-edu
ISPD 2023 - Build custom silicon with Google!	International Symposium on Physical Design 2023 (ISPD) · 29 Mar 2023
mith.ro/ispd23-goog
COINFLIPS / Sandia (DoE Lab) - Why is Google Investing in Fully Open Source IC Design and What is Next?	COINFLIPS Seminar Series · 17 Jan 2023
mith.ro/cf23-goog

Talks from 2022
Talk	Event · Date
VSDOpen 2022 - Build custom silicon with Google!	VSDOpen Conference (2022) · 15 Oct 2022
mith.ro/vsdopen22-goog youtu.be/ZeyBiUlsaCE
SERDES, PIPE and protocols - Pathway to fully open source implementations	11 Oct 2022
mith.ro/open-pipe-talk
Open silicon science - NIST Integrated Circuits for Metrology Workshop	NIST Integrated Circuits for Metrology Workshop · 20 Sep 2022
mith.ro/opensilicon-nist22
Google, GlobalFoundries & open source! What is happening and why should I care?	GlobalFoundries University Calls · 31 Aug 2022
mith.ro/gfu22-goog
RIOS Open Source Hardware IP Licensing [2022] - Google	RIOS Open-source hardware IP licensing and policy workshop · 30 Jun 2022
mith.ro/rios22-ip-goog
VLSI Symposium - Why is Google Investing in Fully Open Source IC Design and What is Next?	2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI technology & circuits · 16 Jun 2022
mith.ro/vlsi22-goog
RISC-V Days Japan (2022 Spring) -- Latest statistics from Google's no cost shuttle program for open source designs with SkyWater Technologies and eFabless	RISC-V Days Japan (2022 Spring) · 2 Jun 2022
mith.ro/rvd22-sky130
Google's Open Silicon Programs - US Navy Summary	3 May 2022
mith.ro/usn22-goog
Spring MOS-AK Workshop - Update on the SkyWater MPW program (and what is next?)	Spring MOS-AK Workshop · 29 Apr 2022
mith.ro/mosak22-goog
SPIE: Advanced Lithography + Patterning - Why is Google Investing in Fully Open Source IC Design and What is Next?	SPIE: Advanced Lithography + Patterning · 25 Apr 2022
mith.ro/spie22-goog
CICC 2022 Educational - Why is Google Investing in Fully Open Source IC Design and What is Next?	CICC 2022 Educational · 24 Apr 2022
mith.ro/cicc22-edu-goog
SKY130 Silicon Realization Program Update (19th April 2022)	19 Apr 2022
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CHIPS Alliance Spring 2022 Update -- Latest statistics from Google's no cost shuttle program for open source designs with SkyWater Technologies and eFabless	CHIPS Alliance Spring 2022 Update · 19 Apr 2022
mith.ro/ca22-sky130
UMich - EECS 627 - VLSI Design II - Google Talk - Investing in fully open source silicon	UMich - EECS 627 - VLSI Design II · 14 Mar 2022
mith.ro/goog-um22
NSF Presentation - Enabling new science using Google's investment in fully open source silicon	7 Mar 2022
mith.ro/goog-nsf22
SoC Design using OpenPOWER Cores - 4th March 2022 - Google and open source hardware toolchains & ecosystem	4 Mar 2022
mith.ro/op22-gtools youtu.be/l5HcuX8MH6Y
Microelectronics Workforce Development Workshop Slides / SUNY	3 Feb 2022
mith.ro/suny22-goog

Talks from 2021
Talk	Event · Date
NIST Presentation - Enabling New Science Using Google's Investment in Fully Open Source Silicon - PML Alternative Computing Group	17 Dec 2021
mith.ro/goog-nist21
OpenTapeOut 2021 - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	OpenTapeOut 2021 · 6 Nov 2021
mith.ro/oto21-sky130 youtu.be/R00yuqMYqZQ
OpenPOWER Summit 2021 - A fully FOSS memory controller with LPDDR4/5 support for FPGA and ASICs	OpenPOWER Summit 2021 · 28 Oct 2021
mith.ro/ops21-litedram youtu.be/_7jSh04LzhA
NSF IC Education Workshop Slides	15 Oct 2021
mith.ro/nsf-edu-2021
ESSCIRC ESSDERC 2021 - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	21 Sep 2021
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ESSCIRC ESSDERC 2021 - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google -- Summary	21 Sep 2021
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ESSCIRC ESSDERC 2021 - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	ESSCIRC ESSDERC 2021 · 21 Sep 2021
mith.ro/esscxxrc21-sky130
SBCCI 2021 - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	SBCCI 2021 · 23 Aug 2021
mith.ro/sbcci21-sky130
Discussion Panel: the open way for making chips and its impact!	COSCUP x RubyConfTW 2021 · 1 Aug 2021
youtu.be/2vPqqKYUebE
COSCUP - Open down to the transistor: A fully open source, manufacturable PDK for 130nm process for IC Creation Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	COSCUP x RubyConfTW 2021 · 1 Aug 2021
mith.ro/coscup21-sky130 youtu.be/ENi6FZsojeA
OpenPower LinkedIn Live Event - 9th June 2021 - Google and open source hardware toolchains & ecosystem	OpenPower LinkedIn Live Event · 9 Jun 2021
mith.ro/opf21-ght youtu.be/8HFhnvKmxn4
Google and Open Source hardware Toolchains & Ecosystem (BYU 2021 Presentation)	Jun 2021
mith.ro/byu21-goog
Solid-State Circuits Directions Workshop: Democratizing IC Design - Fully Open Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	Solid-State Circuits Directions Workshop · 7 Apr 2021
mith.ro/sscd21-sky130
CHIPS Alliance Spring Workshop - Fully Open Silicon Down to the Transistor - Tim Ansell, Google	CHIPS Alliance Spring Workshop · 30 Mar 2021
mith.ro/ca21-sky130
Argentine Conference on Electronics (CAE) Summit - The Missing Pieces of Open Design Enablement: A Recent History of Google Efforts	Argentine Conference on Electronics (CAE) Summit · 12 Mar 2021
mith.ro/cae21-goog-miss youtu.be/l5-nj1_VV8Y
Google - ERI POSH + IDEA Integration Exercise 2021 - Open Silicon Summary	DARPA ERI POSH + IDEA Integration Exercise 2021 · Feb 2021
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RIOS21 Summit - The Missing Pieces of Open Design Enablement: A Recent History of Google Efforts	RIOS21 Summit · 27 Jan 2021
mith.ro/rios21-goog-miss

Talks from 2020
Talk	Event · Date
Subset of NSF 2020 WS Micro/Nano Circuits Foundry Session Slides	16 Dec 2020
Slides
google/skywater-pdk - Manufacturable Open Source 130nm PDK - RISC-V Summit 2020	RISC-V Summit 2020 · Dec 2020
Slides youtu.be/N9ovAYC5_QY
ICCAD20 - The Missing Pieces of Open Design Enablement: A Recent History of Google Efforts video	ICCAD20 · 3 Nov 2020
mith.ro/iccad20-goog-miss
google/skywater-pdk - Manufacturable Open Source 130nm PDK - FOSSi Foundation Dialup Talk Series	FOSSi Foundation Dialup Talk Series · 30 Jun 2020
j.mp/du20-sky130 youtu.be/EczW2IWdnOM
"3 Talks for the Price of 1!" - Tim Ansell (LCA 2020)	LCA 2020 · 13 Jan 2020
youtu.be/jygZtVzbcek
2020 - Google's slides for ERI POSH + IDEA integration exercise	Jan 2020
Slides
Update on Open Source PDK & Shuttle Program - DARPA ERI POSH & Integration Exercise Jan 2020	DARPA ERI POSH & Integration Exercise Jan 2020 · Jan 2020
Slides

Talks from 2019
Talk	Event · Date
Fomu - RISC-V Summit 2019	RISC-V Summit 2019 — with Sean 'xobs' Cross & Michael Gielda · 12 Dec 2019
Slides youtu.be/bNCH-AK1UPw
SymbiFlow - Xilinx Series 7 FPGAs now have a fully Open Source toolchain! - HAD2019	HAD2019 · 17 Nov 2019
Slides youtu.be/EHePto95qoE
OrConf19 - Status of Artix 7 support in SymbiFlow	OrConf19 · 28 Sep 2019
Slides youtu.be/V7jdYMOC9VM
OrConf - Yosys Synthesis Improvements	ORConf 2019 (Bordeaux) · Sep 2019
Slides
Fomu - CCCamp19	CCCamp19 — with Sean 'xobs' Cross · 21 Aug 2019
j.mp/fomu-camp19 youtu.be/rBfC-oxvaqM
Tim has too many projects - PyOhio19 Version	PyOhio19 · 27 Jul 2019
j.mp/timtoomany-pyo19
ERI Summit POSH/IDEA - Open Source 101	DARPA ERI Summit · 17 Jul 2019
j.mp/eri19-foss101
ERI Summit POSH/IDEA - Open Source 102	DARPA ERI Summit · 17 Jul 2019
j.mp/eri19-foss102
ERI Panel - SymbiFlow + POSH/IDEA	DARPA ERI Summit 2019 - POSH/IDEA Panel · Jul 2019
Slides
Tim has too many projects - LatchUp18 Version	Latch-Up 2019 · 5 May 2019
Slides youtu.be/v7WrTmexod0
SymbiFlow - Finally the GCC of FPGAs! - LCA2019	LCA2019 · 24 Jan 2019
Slides youtu.be/-xyAauPa__s
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (LCA2019)	LCA2019 · 21 Jan 2019
Slides

Talks from 2018
Talk	Event · Date
Snakes and Rabbits - How CCC shaped an open hardware success	35C3 — with Andrew 'bunnie' Huang · 28 Dec 2018
Slides youtu.be/AlmVxR0417c
SymbiFlow - Finally the GCC of FPGAs! - 35c3	35C3 · 28 Dec 2018
Slides youtu.be/5RryRQ1Rr0M
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (HackADay SuperCon 2018)	HackADay SuperCon 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
Slides youtu.be/ZOMLzuNyWac
Tim has too many projects - RISC-V Edition!	Nov 2018
Slides
FuPy - FPGAs and MicroPython! (SF Python)	SF Python meetup (San Francisco) · 10 Oct 2018
Slides
An update on SymbiFlow - a multiplatform FPGA project	OrConf 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
Slides youtu.be/CI1lpbt2Hz8
FuPy - FPGAs and MicroPython! (2018)	Aug 2018
Slides
Eating Rabbits: A guide to using Python to conquer FPGA video systems	Teardown · 12 May 2018
Slides youtu.be/181-roBM0tI
Using Python for creating FPGA based hardware to record FOSS conferences! (HGGD28 - 2018)	HDDG 28 · 22 Mar 2018
Slides youtu.be/kESljxjnzTM
Introduction - LCA2018 FPGA Project Miniconf	LCA2018 · 23 Jan 2018
Slides
LED Flashing - LCA2018 FPGA Project Miniconf	LCA2018 · 23 Jan 2018
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Being an effective FPGA Dev - LCA2018 FPGA Project Miniconf	LCA2018 · 23 Jan 2018
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Love Rusty 3K - LCA2018 FPGA Project Miniconf	LCA2018 · 23 Jan 2018
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Talks from 2017
Talk	Event · Date
MicroPython on FPGAs	PyCon AU 2017 · 5 Aug 2017
mith.ro/fupy-pycon2017
Using Python for creating hardware to record FOSS conferences! (PyCon AU 2017)	PyCon AU 2017 · 4 Aug 2017
Slides youtu.be/zdLiI-XLTcI
Cool and awesome projects you should work on! (aka Tim has too many projects) - LCA2017 Version	LCA2017 · 20 Jan 2017
Slides
Using Python for creating hardware to record FOSS conferences! (LCA2017)	LCA2017 · 19 Jan 2017
Slides youtu.be/MkVX_mh5dOU
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (LCA2017 Version)	LCA2017 · 17 Jan 2017
mith.ro/tomu-lca2017

Talks from 2016
Talk	Event · Date
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (33C3 Version)	33C3 · 29 Dec 2016
Slides
Dissecting HDMI - Developing open, FPGA-based capture hardware for conference & user group recording [33C3]	33C3 · 29 Dec 2016
Slides youtu.be/yqYBcZzMPGQ
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (33C3 Version) -- Original?	33C3 · 29 Dec 2016
Slides
Cool and awesome projects you should work on! (aka Tim has too many projects) - TT2016 Version	TT2016 · Dec 2016
Slides
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (TT2016 Version)	TT2016 · Dec 2016
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Random Talk about HDMI, Python and FPGAs (TT2016)	TT2016 · Dec 2016
Slides
I'm Tomu - Microprocessor which fits inside your USB slot (CyptoParty, Sydney, October 2016)	CyptoParty, Sydney · Oct 2016
Slides
Debugging HDMI & other tales from developing conference capture hardware....	PyCon AU 2016 · 14 Aug 2016
mith.ro/hdmi-pyconau2016
Designing Hardware with Python (PyCon AU 2016)	PyCon AU 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
Slides youtu.be/wNantzHGxIs

Talks from 2015
Talk	Event · Date
TimVideos HDMI2USB and WebRTC	WebRTC Sydney Meetup · 19 Oct 2015
Slides youtu.be/ERQ5tElpxe0
Designing Hardware with Python (SyPy 2015)	SyPy (Sydney Python User Group) · 1 Oct 2015
Slides youtu.be/Bxkz6XSiB3Y
Tim has too many projects - DebConf15 Version	DebConf15 · 20 Aug 2015
Slides
Tim has too many projects - CCCamp15 Version	CCCamp15 · 14 Aug 2015
Slides youtu.be/eR4i-XJDGCM
Tim has too many projects - PyConAU15 Version	PyCon AU 2015 · 1 Aug 2015
Slides
Why you should use KiCad?	13 Jan 2015
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Talks from 2014
Talk	Event · Date
Tim has too many projects	PyCon AU 2014 · 3 Aug 2014
Slides youtu.be/io9P5fZdqcE
Other Things! - LCA 2014	LCA 2014 · 10 Jan 2014
Slides
slidelint	LCA 2014 · 10 Jan 2014
Slides youtu.be/1bkbyfP--BM
Linux.conf.au and TimVideos - Live Streaming	LCA 2014 · 7 Jan 2014
Slides youtu.be/jtuzEQaG0Vc

Talks from 2013
Talk	Event · Date
Other Things! - PyCon AU 2013	PyCon AU 2013 · 7 Jul 2013
Slides
PyCon AU - 2013 - 10 Projects, 5 minutes	PyCon AU 2013 · 6 Jul 2013
Slides
Fun with gstreamer pipelines - Python	LCA2013 · 28 Jan 2013
Slides youtu.be/RDsIdXrIHVQ

Talks from 2012
Talk	Event · Date
Other Things! - PyCon AU 2012	PyCon AU 2012 · 19 Aug 2012
Slides
python-datetime-tz	PyCon AU 2012 (Hobart) — lightning talk (inferred; not SyPy) · 19 Aug 2012
Slides
PyCon US Live Streaming	PyCon US 2012 (Santa Clara) · 11 Mar 2012
Slides
Making Video Streaming Interactive	LCA 2012 · 19 Jan 2012
Slides youtu.be/rCoCRmcrPlM

Talks from 2011
Talk	Event · Date
Lightning Talk given at PyCon AU	PyCon AU · Aug 2011
youtu.be/XlsaALzn7No

Talks from 2009
Talk	Event · Date
Google Lightning Talks (2009-07) - Write a game in 5 minutes	Google Internal · Jul 2009
youtu.be/QX3x92NsCTY

Talks from 2008
Talk	Event · Date
(Literal) World Domination	Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 (OSDC), Sydney · Dec 2008
Making git usable with large media repositories	GitTogether '08, Googleplex, Mountain View · Oct 2008
Google Tech Talk (2008-06) - Gaming For Freedom	Google Tech Talk · 5 Jun 2008
youtu.be/ekrypMxEB44

Talks from 2007
Talk	Event · Date
The best things in life are free	FreePlay — Independent Game Developers Conference, ACMI Melbourne · 18 Aug 2007

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Fun with gstreamer pipelines
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