Category Archives: ASIC

Your Own Open Source ASIC: SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 nm Wafer in 2020

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You might have caught Maya Posch’s article about the first open-source ASIC tools from Google and SkyWater Technology. It envisions increased access to make custom chips — Application Specific Integrated Circuits — designed using open-source tools, and made real through existing chip fabrication facilities. My first thought? How much does …read more

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Creating A Custom ASIC With The First Open Source PDK

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A process design kit (PDK) is a by now fairly standard part of any transformation of a new chip design into silicon. A PDK describes how a design maps to a foundry’s tools, which itself are described by a DRM, or design rule manual. The FOSSi foundation now reports on …read more

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Fail of the Week: Bright Idea for LED Signs Goes Bad

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Typically when we select a project for “Fail to the Week” honors, it’s because something went wrong with the technology of the project. But the tech of [Leo Fernekes]’ innovative LED sign system was never the problem; it was the realities of scaling up to production as well as the …read more

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Weird World of Microwaves Hack Chat

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Join us on Wednesday, December 18 at noon Pacific for the Weird World of Microwaves Hack Chat with Shahriar Shahramian! We’ve been following him on The Signal Path for years and are excited to pick his brain on what is often considered one of the dark arts of electronics.

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Cryptocurrency Miners Are Sabotaging Blockchains for Their Personal Gain

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A wave of 51 percent attacks affecting Bitcoin Gold, Verge, and Monacoin resulted in nearly $20 million worth of cryptocurrency being stolen from exchanges this week. Continue reading Cryptocurrency Miners Are Sabotaging Blockchains for Their Personal Gain→

Samsung is working on producing cryptocurrency mining chips

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By Uzair Amir
Samsung cryptocurrency mining chips called application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will
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