{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7166581904","doi":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","title":"Agentic Hardware Design as Repository-Level Code Evolution","display_name":"Agentic Hardware Design as Repository-Level Code Evolution","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-06-26","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7166581904","doi":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400194","display_name":"arXiv (Cornell University)","issn_l":"2331-8422","issn":["2331-8422"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I205783295","host_organization_name":"Cornell University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I205783295"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Preprint"},"type":"preprint","indexed_in":["datacite"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029321729","display_name":"Cunxi Yu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-307X"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yu, Cunxi","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5139567754","display_name":"Chenhui Deng","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Deng, Chenhui","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5136741517","display_name":"Nathaniel Pinckney","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pinckney, Nathaniel","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5137299778","display_name":"Brucek Khailany","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Khailany, Brucek","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11975","display_name":"Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications","score":0.37560001015663147,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11975","display_name":"Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications","score":0.37560001015663147,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12784","display_name":"Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence","score":0.1096000000834465,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10639","display_name":"Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies","score":0.09870000183582306,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/executable","display_name":"Executable","score":0.8379999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/domain","display_name":"Domain (mathematical analysis)","score":0.6007999777793884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/code","display_name":"Code (set theory)","score":0.5767999887466431},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/benchmark","display_name":"Benchmark (surveying)","score":0.5552999973297119},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.4668000042438507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/state","display_name":"State (computer science)","score":0.4065999984741211},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/system-on-a-chip","display_name":"System on a chip","score":0.3578999936580658},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-evolution","display_name":"Software evolution","score":0.350600004196167}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160145156","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778586","display_name":"Executable","level":2,"score":0.8379999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6690999865531921},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.6018000245094299},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36503486","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11235244","display_name":"Domain (mathematical analysis)","level":2,"score":0.6007999777793884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776760102","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5139990","display_name":"Code (set theory)","level":3,"score":0.5767999887466431},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185798385","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161707","display_name":"Benchmark (surveying)","level":2,"score":0.5552999973297119},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.4668000042438507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.4586000144481659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.43549999594688416},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48103436","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599031","display_name":"State (computer science)","level":2,"score":0.4065999984741211},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118021083","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610398","display_name":"System on a chip","level":2,"score":0.3578999936580658},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202105479","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265013","display_name":"Software evolution","level":5,"score":0.350600004196167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C52913732","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q857102","display_name":"Software design","level":4,"score":0.3077000081539154},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165005293","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074500","display_name":"Chip","level":2,"score":0.305400013923645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118524514","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173212","display_name":"Computer architecture","level":1,"score":0.2897000014781952},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.2793000042438507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43126263","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128751","display_name":"Source code","level":2,"score":0.27489998936653137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5977032","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5289815","display_name":"Domain engineering","level":5,"score":0.2703999876976013},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509989072","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15188241","display_name":"Model-driven architecture","level":4,"score":0.2687999904155731},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777394884","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762268","display_name":"Automatic programming","level":2,"score":0.2646999955177307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2988963302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629206","display_name":"Program code","level":2,"score":0.2549000084400177},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776697782","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576460","display_name":"Software prototyping","level":4,"score":0.2531000077724457}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400194","display_name":"arXiv (Cornell University)","issn_l":"2331-8422","issn":["2331-8422"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I205783295","host_organization_name":"Cornell University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I205783295"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":null,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Preprint"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2606.28279","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400194","display_name":"arXiv (Cornell University)","issn_l":"2331-8422","issn":["2331-8422"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I205783295","host_organization_name":"Cornell University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I205783295"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Preprint"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.4214634895324707,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/17","display_name":"Partnerships for the goals"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"We":[0,71],"present":[1],"HORIZON,":[2],"a":[3,21,34,37,91,115],"self-evolving":[4],"agent":[5,39],"framework":[6],"that":[7,101],"treats":[8],"hardware":[9,105],"design":[10,106],"as":[11],"repository-level":[12],"code":[13],"evolution.":[14],"A":[15],"Markdown":[16],"harness":[17],"is":[18,107],"compiled":[19],"into":[20],"project":[22],"pack":[23],"containing":[24],"domain":[25],"knowledge,":[26],"an":[27,30,43],"executable":[28],"evaluator,":[29],"acceptance":[31],"predicate,":[32],"and":[33,54,79,131],"git/runtime":[35],"policy;":[36],"hands-free":[38,93],"loop":[40],"then":[41],"evolves":[42],"isolated":[44],"git":[45],"worktree,":[46],"using":[47],"repository":[48],"operations":[49],"for":[50,104,114],"state":[51],"management,":[52],"tracing,":[53],"replay.":[55],"This":[56],"extends":[57],"prior":[58],"works":[59],"of":[60,127],"repository-scale":[61],"self-evolution":[62],"from":[63],"EDA":[64],"software":[65],"systems,":[66],"to":[67],"hardware-design":[68],"artifacts":[69],"themselves.":[70],"evaluate":[72],"our":[73],"approach":[74],"on":[75],"ChipBench,":[76],"RTLLM,":[77],"Verilog-Eval,":[78],"nine":[80],"CVDP":[81],"categories,":[82],"achieving":[83],"100\\%":[84],"benchmark":[85],"completion":[86],"across":[87],"all":[88],"suites":[89],"with":[90],"fully":[92],"agentic":[94,102],"loop.":[95],"However,":[96],"we":[97],"do":[98],"not":[99],"claim":[100],"AI":[103],"solved:":[108],"these":[109],"benchmarks":[110],"are":[111],"controlled":[112],"proxies":[113],"much":[116],"broader":[117],"engineering":[118],"problem":[119],"in":[120],"chip":[121],"design.":[122],"Section~\\ref{sec:discuss}":[123],"examines":[124],"the":[125,128],"limitations":[126],"current":[129],"study":[130],"highlights":[132],"open":[133],"research":[134],"challenges.":[135]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-07-28T07:46:37.118299","created_date":"2026-06-30T00:00:00"}