Matt Venn

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ABOUT ME

open source silicon advocate and science communicator

Matthew Venn is a science & technology communicator and electronic engineer. He brings 20 years of engineering experience to create excellent and innovative learning experiences for people all over the world.

Over the last years I've become very involved in the open source semiconductor movement, creating courses, speaking at events, interviewing people involved and even running a conference.

After one of my course participants requested some mentoring, I decided to re-enable my code mentor profile.

I can help you from zero all the way to your own custom silicon chip!

English

Madrid (+02:00)

Joined October 2016

EXPERTISE

Verilog

5 years experience

I've been using Verilog for FPGA and ASIC for about 5 years. In the last 2 years I have been turning my FPGA designs into custom silicon!

HdlAsic

Shell

14 years experience

I'm a vi/shell fan, use the shell a lot for remote server management. Pipelines, sockets, variables, scripting, etc.

ScriptsVim Vi

ScriptsVim Vi History Pipelines

Python

7 years experience | 1 endorsement

I've been using Python for 7 years, it's my go to language for doing anything on a PC that doesn't have to be speed optimised. Experience...

I've been using Python for 7 years, it's my go to language for doing anything on a PC that doesn't have to be speed optimised. Experience with libraries like opencv, scipy, matplotlib. I've a lot of experience with the beaglebone and raspberry pi.

PdbIPython Django

PdbIPython Django Flask Matplotlib OpenCV Raspberry Pi BeagleBone

Arduino

7 years experience | 10 endorsements

lots of experience with libraries, other targets like tiny and esp8266. I've read the atmega328p datasheet. I trained as an electronic...

lots of experience with libraries, other targets like tiny and esp8266. I've read the atmega328p datasheet. I trained as an electronic engineer and have a lot of experience building and testing circuits. I've also used Kicad and Eagle to design PCBs.

DacPwmESP8266

DacPwmESP8266AttinyESPElectronicsAdcInterrupts KiCad Eagle

6 years experience | 10 endorsements

mostly arduino and avr-gcc, also some with embedded linux applications. Done some coding for the beaglebone's PRUs which was great fun a...

mostly arduino and avr-gcc, also some with embedded linux applications. Done some coding for the beaglebone's PRUs which was great fun and lots of learning.

Embedded Systems Embedded Linux BeagleBone

Embedded Systems Embedded Linux BeagleBonePru

OpenSCAD

3 years experience

mostly cases and fixtures, have done some work with importing DXFs to create custom phone cases http://www.mattvenn.net/2013/01/26/finge...

mostly cases and fixtures, have done some work with importing DXFs to create custom phone cases http://www.mattvenn.net/2013/01/26/fingerprint-phone-case/

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REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0

(16 reviews)

Nathan Kebe El

January 2017

Very talented individual, Knows his stuff.

Michael Sinclair

January 2017

Brilliant teacher!!!

Nathan Kebe El

November 2016

Well worth the time and money. Great results! I am well satisfied with his instructions and problem solving.

jamie johny

November 2016

sorted out my arduibo coding really well great mentor

Michael Cassetta

November 2016

Amazingly clear description of how & why to organize code efficiently

Mark Solomon

November 2016

Super sharp, very quick, detail oriented. A+

logan belz

November 2016

Matt was great, very helpful and knowledgeable.

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

cad

cad files for cnc machining

Python

basic-ecp5-pcb

Reference design for Lattice ECP5 FPGA. Featuring Raspberry Pi interface and 6 PMODs

Verilog

Community Posts

Laser Cutting with Python

Wouldn't it be cool that apart from making apps, you can also produce physical things with your coding skills? This basic tutorial will show you how you can use the Python turtle library to create shapes ready for laser cutting!

EMPLOYMENTS

CSO

YosysHQ

2022-01-01-Present

YosysHQ makes yosys, the number one open source synthesis tool used in open source FPGA and ASIC flows. https://yosyshq.com

VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language)

Verilog

Formal Verification

VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language)

Verilog

Formal Verification

Sva

Head of community

Chipflow

2021-07-01-Present

Chipflow is enabling product companies to design their own chips. Open source tooling is changing the rules of the game! https://www.chi...

Chipflow is enabling product companies to design their own chips. Open source tooling is changing the rules of the game! https://www.chipflow.io/

Python

Verilog

Amaranth

Python

Verilog

Amaranth

Content creator and teacher

Zero to ASIC Course

2021-01-01-Present

Learn to design your own ASIC and get it fabricated! Thanks to the new open source Process Development Kit from Google and Skywater and t...

Learn to design your own ASIC and get it fabricated! Thanks to the new open source Process Development Kit from Google and Skywater and the OpenLane ASIC tools from Efabless, we now have the opportunity to get involved in this exciting field without signing NDAs or paying a fortune for tool licenses. GCC revolutionised compiling, Linux revolutionised computing. Android revolutionised phones. Arduino revolutionised microcontrollers. RISCV is revolutionising ISAs. The next step is open source Silicon. This course will give you the experience of creating your own microchip, using free and open source tools.

Verilog

openlane

Verilog

openlane

PROJECTS

Custom ASIC VGA ClockView Project

myself

2021

I designed a custom IC that shows the time on an VGA panel. This was my first chip, and it was on the very first open source shuttle run...

I designed a custom IC that shows the time on an VGA panel. This was my first chip, and it was on the very first open source shuttle run sponsored by google.

Verilog

openlane

Verilog

openlane