Projects

Projects

Open Source Projects & Technical Exploration

01

kaiyo-blog

Personal Active

Minimalist tech-aesthetic personal blog built with Astro v6 + Tailwind CSS + Cloudflare Pages. Covers MicroLED technology, optical interconnects, and AI workflows. 30 published articles. Trilingual (ZH/EN/JA), dark mode, automated CI/CD deployment.

AstroTailwindTypeScriptCloudflarei18n
02

MicroLED Knowledge Base

Research Growing

A personal knowledge base of 146 curated documents on MicroLED technology. Covers: driver IC/ASIC architecture, Cu-Cu bonding, optical/thermal evaluation, ADB algorithms, optical interconnect fundamentals, and patent landscape analysis. Continuously expanded as the research backbone for blog content.

MicroLEDASICOptical InterconnectResearchGaN
03

GDSFactory

Research Focus Researching

A Python-first photonic and semiconductor chip layout automation framework that is becoming increasingly important in silicon photonics. I am currently studying its potential for MicroLED emitter layout, optical interconnect waveguides, and optoelectronic device modeling, with plans to contribute to the community over time.

PythonPhotonicsGDSOptical InterconnectOpen Source
04

OpenROAD / OpenLane / SKY130

Research Focus Evaluating

A long-term research direction around open-source ASIC design flows (RTL → GDS). My current focus is to understand the practical boundaries of OpenROAD / OpenLane in digital backend, flow automation, and prototype validation — and to evaluate whether they can support future MicroLED control IC exploration. At this stage, this is toolchain research rather than active contribution.

ASICEDASKY130OpenROADRTL

What's Next

  • Optical Interconnect Toolchain: Building open-source design and simulation tools for MicroLED-to-chip optical interconnect scenarios — filling gaps in current EDA tooling for photonic integration.
  • MicroLED Control IC Toolchain: Integrating open-source ASIC flows (OpenLane + SKY130) with optical evaluation frameworks to lower the barrier for next-gen micro-display driver IC development.

If you are working in adjacent fields, feel free to reach out.