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If you have three hours and you want to learn the fundamentals of semiconductors, [Tiny Tapeout] has something for you: An introduction to SiliWiz. You’ll also need the SiliWiz software …read more Continue reading The Wizard of Semiconductors
Designing your own integrated circuits as a one-person operation from your home workshop sounds like science fiction. But 20 years ago, so did rolling your own circuit boards to host a 600 MHz microcontroller with firmware you wrote yourself. Turns out silicon design isn’t nearly as out of reach as …read more
Continue reading Remoticon Video: From Zero to ASIC; How to Design in Silicon
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
Continue reading Your Own Open Source ASIC: SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 nm Wafer in 2020
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
Continue reading Creating A Custom ASIC With The First Open Source PDK
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