A collection of open-source tools for IC design and nanoelectronics engineering.
Runs on VMware Player/Workstation.
Download Link: OpenIC 2026-08-04 v1.0.0
Title: OpenIC - An Open Source EDA VM
Author: Ahmed S. Lilah
Email: sabrylilah2325667@gmail.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-lilah
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@abstract-engineering
Repo: https://github.com/AhmedLilah/OpenIC
Download Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fIkCYpazBwEEdvJpjo1F2pEes0RGP7Rs/view?usp=sharing
Machine Version: 2026-08-04 v1.0.0
VM Password: 0000
Compressed Size: 21.96GB
Extracted Size: 118GB
Recommended Disk Space: 200GB+
Note:
For any bugs, enhancements, or feature request open and issue on the github repo.
WARNING:
If you are not aware of the machine setup refrain from deleting any files on the machine.
Special Instruction:
Using OpenPDKs Variants:
- run `naneng list` to know the available PDKs.
- run `naneng init <pdk_name>` initializes the xschemrc files for the pdk.
How to run CACE:
- run `cd ~/.naneng/tools/cace`
- run `nix-shell` -> the current shell will be the Nix Shell.
- now you can run `cace` to run the program or `cace -h` to get the cace help page.
- after you're finished you can run exit to close the nix-shell and return back to the normal ubuntu shell.
Installed:
Technical software:
# NAME # DISCRIPTION
------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADMS # ADMS is a code generator that converts electrical compact device models specified in high-level description language into ready-to-compile C code for the API of spice simulators.
cace # Circuit Automatic Characterization Engine.
cicsim # Custom IC Creator Simulation Tools.
clang-LLVM # Clang+LLVM version 18.1.8 a C/C++ compiler.
code # Visual Studio Code.
miniconda # Minimalist conda installation.
freecad # Parametric 3D modeling software.
|-- Electronic WorkBench # FastCap2, FasterCap (capacitance extraction tool), FastHenry2 (inductance extraction tool), VoxHenry (inductance extraction for voxelized structures), FastImp (full-wave impedance extraction).
gaw # waveform viewer (the installed in a fork named xschem-gaw optimized for xschem requests).
gcc # A C/C++ compiler.
gh # GitHub CLI.
gnucap # Gnucap is a modern post-spice circuit simulator with several advantages over Spice derivatives. Gnucap and Modelgen-Verilog support a reasonable subset of Verilog-A, for both structural and behavioural analog/mixed models. Work towards Verilog-AMS with NLnet funding is ongoing.
gtkwave # waveform viewer.
i3 # i3wm tiling window manager.
irsim # switch-level digital circuit simulator.
iverilog # The ICARUS Verilog Compilation System. icarus Verilog is intended to compile ALL of the Verilog HDL, as described in the IEEE 1364 standard.
kicad # A Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite Mainly for PCB Design.
klayout # Your Mask Layout Friend.
lunar vim # A NeoVim Distro.
magic # VLSI layout editor, extraction, and DRC tool.
maxima # An open source, free system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions. It is the right companion for SciLab.
neovim # Vim-based text editor.
netgen # Circuit netlist comparison (LVS) and netlist conversion tool.
ngspice # Circuit simulator.
octave # GNU Octave, version 6.4.0.
OpenSTA # Static Timing Analysis tool.
OpenVAF # OpenVAF is a Next-Generation Verilog-A compiler that empowers the open source silicon revolution.
pcb # Printed circuit board layout editor.
python3 # Python 3.10.12
qflow # Complete digital synthesis design flow using open-source software and open-source standard cell libraries.
qrouter # Over-the-cell (sea-of-gates) detail router.
scilab # scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. It is a very valid replacement for Matlab.
systemc # Core SystemC Language and Examples.
tcl-tk # TCL-TK (Tool Command Language)
texlive # TeX Live is a cross-platform, free software distribution for the TeX typesetting system.
texstuido # TeXstudio is an integrated writing environment for creating LaTeX documents.
verilator # Verilator is a verilog to C++ or SystemC compiler.
xcircuit # Circuit drawing and schematic capture tool.
xschem # Completer design environment (schematic entry, layout entry, testbench setup).
PDKs
# NAME # DISCRIPTION
------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
openpdk # PDK installer for open-source EDA tools.
|-- IHP-SG12G2 # IHP Open Source PDK.
|-- ihp-sg12g2 # 130nm BiCMOS Open Source PDK, dedicated for Analog/Digital, Mixed Signal and RF Design.
|-- SKY130 # Google/SkyWater 130nm PDK.
|-- sky130-pdk # Skywater 130nm PDK Core Library All Variants.
|-- sram-sky130 # re-compiled and verified memory blocks created with OpenRAM with commonly used configurations like 32-bit wide data in blocks of 1kB, 2kB, and 4kB.
|-- sram-space-sky130 # single- and dual-port SRAM cores.
|-- osu-t12-sky130 # OSU 12-track height digital standard cell library.
|-- osu-t15-sky130 # OSU 15-track height digital standard cell library.
|-- osu-t18-sky130 # OSU 18-track height digital standard cell library.
|-- GF180MCU # Google/Global Foundries 180nm PDK.
|-- GF180nm # GF 180nm PDK Core Library All Variants.
|-- osu-sc-gf180mcu # OSU digital standard cell library.
None-Technical Software:
# NAME # DISCRIPTION
------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zen # Web browser
Nix # Package manager
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