MorphoHDL: A Minimalistic Language for Growing Circuits Recursively

MorphoHDL: A minimalistic language for growing circuits

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MorphoHDL: A Minimalistic Language for Growing Circuits Recursively

I designed MorphoHDL, a minimalistic Hardware Description Language that uses recursive division to grow digital circuits dynamically. Unlike traditional tools requiring manual hierarchy, this approach infers bus sizes automatically and handles arbitrary widths through a simple fallback mechanism. By treating circuit generation like a graph rewrite system, MorphoHDL bridges the gap between logical design and physical layout, offering a fresh perspective on solving timing-closure challenges in modern chip design.

"In this ultimate view, the circuit behaves like a digital organism whose physical form and logical connections evolve together under local structural constraints."

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