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HoldTools
A Python library for reading and manipulating GDSII layout files.
Why it's here
Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 4Hacker News·9/4/2026researchSolving Jane Street's reverse engineering challenge
A Hacker News post describes how the author tackled Jane Street's ASIC reverse engineering challenge, starting from GDS layout files and a VCD trace. The author also built several supporting tools, including a circuit simulator, a parser, a harness, and a GDS viewer, while iterating toward understanding the chip's behavior.