From eegerferenc at gmail.com Sat Jun 20 17:23:17 2020 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?w4lnZXIgRmVyZW5j?=) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 17:23:17 +0200 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Competition to LS: Skywater 130nm production-ready PDK gets opensourced Message-ID: Hello Everyone! I just came along this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23524428 Wrap-up: Google and Skywater partner up to provide an open-source PDK (incl. primitive library and models, mostly what we do) for an actually existing technology node. Compared to LS1U, MFS is 130nm, voltage range is 1,8V core + 3,3-5V IO, HV MOS and SONOS is also available. What seem to be differentiating factors are: - Only the PDK is open, the process steps not. Proprietary single-source tech. with no geographical diversity - Commercial mask-based volume-optimized foundry with the usual pain-in-the-ass for MPW projects (expensive for the general public, takes too long) - Made-in-USA with DoD accreditation (can attract US govt customers, but hmm-hmm... otherwise) At the end, if we wish to underline the importance and necessity of our work, we may need to put more emphasis on maskless lithography and a business model geared towards unique, fast, cheap (i.e. comparable to a catalog component) single-piece orders. Regards, Ferenc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staf at fibraservi.eu Sun Jun 21 11:09:39 2020 From: staf at fibraservi.eu (Staf Verhaegen) Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:09:39 +0200 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Competition to LS: Skywater 130nm production-ready PDK gets opensourced In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0449c62acac36729b8f6e275be223990373260f6.camel@fibraservi.eu> ?ger Ferenc schreef op za 20-06-2020 om 17:23 [+0200]: > we may need to put more emphasis on maskless lithography and a business model geared towards unique, fast, cheap (i.e. comparable to a catalog component) single-piece orders. For maskless lithography maybe Sam Zeloof's latest video may be of interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxz_ENnmgtI greets, Staf. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 490 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: