Open-source silicon chips, which are open in their entirety, i.e. down to the physical layout, carry the potential of catapulting Europe into a renaissance of digital technology. Several challenges are on the way, many of which will require the participation of the stakeholders (from the fertile ground made of “nerdy” hobbyists and makers who are the early protagonists of the scene, universities and research institutes who have the talent and power to teach students how to design Open-source Integrated Circuit (Intellectual Masterwork, IMW), all the way up to large enterprises), as well as the participation of policymakers and regulatory bodies. The road ahead is steep, but rich of rewards. Therefore we loudly say: GoIT!

LIP6 (SU-CNRS) hosts the organization of the FSiC conference, since the first editions. LIP6 (SU-CNRS) is mainly involved in the workpackage 3, "Hub of Open-Source EDA software" Coriolis and workpackage 5, Open-Source standard Cell Library within GoIT project.

The GoIT consortium is in charge of the FSiC 2023, FSiC 2024, FSiC 2025 conference organization. The goal of FSiC is to make the technology accessible to small businesses, startups, universities and schools. Students, makers and professional should have direct access to education, without barriers, paywalls and legal burdens. What's the value of multi-billion public investments if there aren't designers, engineers and other experts who can operate the industry and who master the tools to innovate? We all took apart watches and radios when we were kids, hence we learned how they work. It is time to look inside chips and their tool-chains so that we can study, improve, repair and trust them.

FSiC motto is therefore: Education, sustainability and innovation by openness and collaboration!

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