Evolutionary computation in the era of large language model: Survey and roadmap

X Wu, S Wu, J Wu, L Feng, KC Tan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.10034, 2024 - arxiv.org
Large Language Models (LLMs), built upon Transformer-based architectures with massive
pretraining on diverse data, have not only revolutionized natural language processing but …

Rtlcoder: Outperforming gpt-3.5 in design rtl generation with our open-source dataset and lightweight solution

S Liu, W Fang, Y Lu, Q Zhang… - 2024 IEEE LLM Aided …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automatic generation of RTL code (eg, Verilog) using natural language instructions and
large language models (LLMs) has attracted significant research interest recently. However …

Verigen: A large language model for verilog code generation

S Thakur, B Ahmad, H Pearce, B Tan… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
In this study, we explore the capability of Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate
hardware design by automatically completing partial Verilog code, a common language for …

Llm for soc security: A paradigm shift

D Saha, S Tarek, K Yahyaei, SK Saha, J Zhou… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the ubiquity and complexity of system-on-chip (SoC) designs increase across electronic
devices, incorporating security into an SoC design flow poses significant challenges …

Llms and the future of chip design: Unveiling security risks and building trust

Z Wang, L Alrahis, L Mankali, J Knechtel… - 2024 IEEE Computer …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Chip design is about to be revolutionized by the integration of large language, multimodal,
and circuit models (collectively LxMs). While exploring this exciting frontier with tremendous …

Assertllm: Generating and evaluating hardware verification assertions from design specifications via multi-llms

Z Yan, W Fang, M Li, M Li, S Liu, Z Xie… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Assertion-based verification (ABV) is a critical method to ensure logic designs comply with
their architectural specifications. ABV requires assertions, which are generally converted …

Data is all you need: Finetuning llms for chip design via an automated design-data augmentation framework

K Chang, K Wang, N Yang, Y Wang, D Jin… - Proceedings of the 61st …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Recent advances in large language models have demonstrated their potential for automated
generation of hardware description language (HDL) code from high-level prompts …

Mg-verilog: Multi-grained dataset towards enhanced llm-assisted verilog generation

Y Zhang, Z Yu, Y Fu, C Wan… - 2024 IEEE LLM Aided …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently shown promise in streamlining hardware
design processes by encapsulating vast amounts of domain-specific data. In addition, they …

Unveiling and harnessing hidden attention sinks: Enhancing large language models without training through attention calibration

Z Yu, Z Wang, Y Fu, H Shi, K Shaikh, YC Lin - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Attention is a fundamental component behind the remarkable achievements of large
language models (LLMs). However, our current understanding of the attention mechanism …

Llm4eda: Emerging progress in large language models for electronic design automation

R Zhong, X Du, S Kai, Z Tang, S Xu, HL Zhen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Driven by Moore's Law, the complexity and scale of modern chip design are increasing
rapidly. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) has been widely applied to address the …