The Future is Open (and AI-Assisted)- Highlights from the Open-Source EDA Birds-of-a-Feather Session at DAC 2026

By: Dr. Yiting Liu, UC San Diego The energy at DAC 2026 in Long Beach was palpable during the seventh annual Open-Source EDA Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session. This fast-paced Tuesday evening forum gathered academic researchers, industry practitioners, and open-source developers to discuss the transformative intersection of AI, open-source hardware, and open-source EDA.