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Feature request: add UDP support #10477

@rhanqtl

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@rhanqtl

Support for SystemVerilog User-Defined Primitives (UDPs) is currently missing in CIRCT. Although obsolete for frontend RTL design, UDPs are still ubiquitous in gate-level netlists and foundry-provided simulation models.

Adding UDP support will significantly broaden CIRCT's real-world applicability in the following scenarios:

  1. Gate-Level Netlist Processing: Allows frontends (like Moore or slang-based parsers) to successfully ingest and lower post-synthesis netlists without choking on primitive definitions.
  2. ASIC-to-FPGA Prototyping: Facilitates the translation, mapping, or black-boxing of ASIC cell library models containing combinational/sequential UDP tables into FPGA-compatible IR.
  3. Ecosystem Interoperability: Enhances CIRCT's readiness for formal verification and physical design automation tools that interact directly with commercial PDKs.

I'd like to work on this if possible.

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