January 20, 2023
Conference Paper

SODA Synthesizer: an Open-source, Multi-level, Modular, Extensible Compiler from High-level Frameworks to Silicon

Abstract

The SODA Synthesizer is an open-source modular, end-to-end hardware compiler framework. The SODA frontend, developed in MLIR, performs system-level design, code partitioning, and high-level optimizations to prepare the specifications for the hardware synthesis. The backend is based on a state-of-the-art high-level synthesis tool, and generates the final hardware design. The backend can interface with logic synthesis tools for field programmable gate arrays or with commercial and open-source logic synthesis tools for application-specific integrated circuits. We discuss the opportunities and challenges in integrating with commercial and open-source tools both at the frontend and backend, and the unique opportunities that an open-source hardware design ecosystem provides.

Published: January 20, 2023

Citation

Bohm Agostini N., A.M. Limaye, M. Minutoli, V.G. Castellana, J.B. Manzano Franco, A. Tumeo, and S. Curzel, et al. 2022. SODA Synthesizer: an Open-source, Multi-level, Modular, Extensible Compiler from High-level Frameworks to Silicon. In Proceedings of the 41st IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD 2022), October 30-November 3, 2022, San Diego, CA, Art. No. 18. New York, New York:Association for Computing Machinery. PNNL-SA-176485. doi:10.1145/3508352.3561101

Research topics

High-Performance Computing
High-Performance Computing