meet our team
the founding year — where brown open silicon got started.
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student-run
by students, for students
faculty-mentored
expert guidance and support
faculty advisor
Mehdi Saligane
assistant professor in eceieee sscs tc-ose chair
leading expert in open-source chip design and vlsi education.
founding members
Xinting Jiang
founding member
1st year phd student
research focus: ai for chip design
pioneering machine learning applications in vlsi layout automation.
Wilson Vo
founding member
4th year undergraduate
focus: open-source vlsi tools
leading student initiatives in open chip design and community building.
2025-2026 meetings
slides from every meeting this year.
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