Declarative Hardware Architectures using Nix
Tristan R
Short talk
Time
July 25, 2026 3:30-3:50 PM
Location
Track two is in Jupiter Original
Hardware design suffers from fragmented toolchains and vendor lock-in. This talk shows how Nix enables a unified, reproducible architecture spanning both FPGAs and ASICs. I’ll be covering frameworks like ROHD, an open-source hardware framework built on Dart. I’ll be demonstrate how its type system and tooling enable rapid, parameterized hardware generation. I’ll also be showing how this can be utilized with Nix for declarative builds. Attendees will leave with a clear path toward faster iteration, better reproducibility, and more portable silicon designs.