From eegerferenc at gmail.com Mon Mar 1 00:04:21 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 00:04:21 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-02-28 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <69b71455-e937-7d45-5ff6-d35e28fd32b5@gmail.com> Hello Everyone, Summary of the mumble session: Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, PhilippGuehring, tatzelbrumm Agenda: - website: to be done. R:eegerferenc - Maskless lithography: see David's email - SKY130: Current shuttle missed due to DRC issues could not be fixed in time. Next shuttle is expected at mid-2021. Possibly analog design will also be included. - EC/Horizon: No progress on the draft was made. Inputs welcome. - LS50U: Germanium point-of-contact transistor is considered as a first-step experiment due to the absence of toxic or controlled substances or special equipment. Regards, Ferenc On 26/02/2021 08:05, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > Hello List! > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > 2021-02-28 @ 18:00 UTC. > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > Regards, > Hagen. > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From pg at futureware.at Tue Mar 2 10:51:29 2021 From: pg at futureware.at (Philipp =?iso-8859-1?Q?G=FChring?=) Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:51:29 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-02-28 @ 18:00 UTC Message-ID: Hi, My Libresilicon Testwafer design that was planned for the first Google Shuttle run was unfortunately moved due to DRC issues in our standard cells from the first shuttle run to the second shuttle run, somewhen mid 2021. This is my design test-wafer design: https://github.com/thesourcerer8/carav el-stdcelllib-stdcells/ There are 5 more shuttles planned, so for anyone who is interested in creating additional projects for the Sky130 process, I have collected a list of videos and important links that explain Skywater, the Caravel Management frame, Openlane the RTL2GDS flow: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d /1fM301JZe_2h0- mTfyahFGRWqt3fDhnnSe2X3_pM5GKI/ Best regards, Philipp G?hring From christoph.maier at ieee.org Tue Mar 2 17:17:53 2021 From: christoph.maier at ieee.org (Christoph Maier) Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 17:17:53 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-02-28 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Watching https://youtu.be/qlBzE27at6M right now. tatzelbrumm On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 10:51 AM Philipp G?hring wrote: > > Hi, > > My Libresilicon Testwafer design that > was planned for the first Google > Shuttle run was unfortunately moved > due to DRC issues in our standard > cells from the first shuttle run to > the second shuttle run, somewhen mid > 2021. > > This is my design test-wafer design: > https://github.com/thesourcerer8/carav > el-stdcelllib-stdcells/ > > There are 5 more shuttles planned, so > for anyone who is interested in > creating additional projects for the > Sky130 process, I have collected a > list of videos and important links > that explain Skywater, the Caravel > Management frame, Openlane the RTL2GDS > flow: > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d > /1fM301JZe_2h0- > mTfyahFGRWqt3fDhnnSe2X3_pM5GKI/ > > Best regards, > Philipp G?hring > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From ludwig.jaffe at gmail.com Tue Mar 2 18:24:04 2021 From: ludwig.jaffe at gmail.com (ludwig jaffe) Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 18:24:04 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-02-28 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Interesting... On 3/2/21, Christoph Maier wrote: > Watching https://youtu.be/qlBzE27at6M right now. > > tatzelbrumm > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 10:51 AM Philipp G?hring wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> My Libresilicon Testwafer design that >> was planned for the first Google >> Shuttle run was unfortunately moved >> due to DRC issues in our standard >> cells from the first shuttle run to >> the second shuttle run, somewhen mid >> 2021. >> >> This is my design test-wafer design: >> https://github.com/thesourcerer8/carav >> el-stdcelllib-stdcells/ >> >> There are 5 more shuttles planned, so >> for anyone who is interested in >> creating additional projects for the >> Sky130 process, I have collected a >> list of videos and important links >> that explain Skywater, the Caravel >> Management frame, Openlane the RTL2GDS >> flow: >> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d >> /1fM301JZe_2h0- >> mTfyahFGRWqt3fDhnnSe2X3_pM5GKI/ >> >> Best regards, >> Philipp G?hring >> _______________________________________________ >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From hsank at posteo.de Fri Mar 5 18:30:42 2021 From: hsank at posteo.de (Hagen SANKOWSKI) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 18:30:42 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-07 @ 18:00 UTC Message-ID: <84dfe65b-1b52-1662-f65d-53e2b7a80291@posteo.de> Hello List! This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday 2021-03-07 @ 18:00 UTC. Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at Port 64738, the Channel is IC. We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. Regards, Hagen. From toseyyedali at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 06:08:30 2021 From: toseyyedali at gmail.com (seyyedali hosseini) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:38:30 +0330 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Skywater 130nm open shuttle program for Iranian Message-ID: Hi friends, I have one question about the Skywater 130nm open shuttle program. I am a PhD student in Iran, Can I participate in this program (Because of US sanctions)? Seyedali [image: Mailtrack] Sender notified by Mailtrack 03/10/21, 08:37:12 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leviathan at libresilicon.com Wed Mar 10 13:59:33 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:59:33 +0000 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Skywater 130nm open shuttle program for Iranian In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2400747.La0uXpZvmA@harvey> Hi Seyedali I'm not sure whether the sanctions concern individuals or only companies working for the Iranian government. We'd need to ask Skywater and Mohamed Kassem, whether that would be possible. I BCCed him in this reply. Cheers -lev On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:08:30 AM WET seyyedali hosseini wrote: > Hi friends, > I have one question about the Skywater 130nm open shuttle program. > I am a PhD student in Iran, Can I participate in this program (Because of > US sanctions)? > > Seyedali > > > > > [image: Mailtrack] > naturevirality5&> Sender > notified by > Mailtrack > naturevirality5&> 03/10/21, > 08:37:12 AM From toseyyedali at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 14:05:51 2021 From: toseyyedali at gmail.com (seyyedali hosseini) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:35:51 +0330 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Skywater 130nm open shuttle program for Iranian In-Reply-To: <2400747.La0uXpZvmA@harvey> References: <2400747.La0uXpZvmA@harvey> Message-ID: Ok, thanks. [image: Mailtrack] Sender notified by Mailtrack 03/10/21, 04:35:47 PM On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 4:29 PM David Lanzend?rfer < leviathan at libresilicon.com> wrote: > Hi Seyedali > I'm not sure whether the sanctions concern individuals or only companies > working for the Iranian government. > We'd need to ask Skywater and Mohamed Kassem, whether that would be > possible. > I BCCed him in this reply. > > Cheers > -lev > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:08:30 AM WET seyyedali hosseini wrote: > > Hi friends, > > I have one question about the Skywater 130nm open shuttle program. > > I am a PhD student in Iran, Can I participate in this program (Because of > > US sanctions)? > > > > Seyedali > > > > > > > > > > [image: Mailtrack] > > < > https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig > > naturevirality5&> Sender > > notified by > > Mailtrack > > < > https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig > > naturevirality5&> 03/10/21, > > 08:37:12 AM > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eegerferenc at gmail.com Sun Mar 14 20:12:55 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:12:55 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Meeting minutes 2021.mar.14. Message-ID: <60952afb-f7d2-403e-2152-e4367fed60dc@gmail.com> Hello Everyone, Summary of the Mumble session: Participants: Devon, eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan Agenda: - Ascent (https://www.ascent.network/access/): Possible cooperation by removing proprietary parts from Ascent's CMOS flow and making it LS1U-compatible. If succeeds, this may speed up taping out Pearlriver and its testing/characterization. - Maskless lithography: INL lab is still inaccessible due to COVID. Meanwhile, do ideation and design on a primitive version targeting LS50U and low-cost implementation (similar to Sam Zeoloof's work). Platform: MLL redmine environment (https://redmine.libresilicon.com/projects/maskless-lithography/) - website: agreed on formatting, to be published. R: leviathan Regards, Ferenc From hsank at posteo.de Sat Mar 20 09:29:07 2021 From: hsank at posteo.de (Hagen SANKOWSKI) Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:29:07 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC Message-ID: Hello List! This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at Port 64738, the Channel is IC. We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. Regards, Hagen. From eegerferenc at gmail.com Mon Mar 22 00:49:31 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:49:31 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> Hello Everyone, Summary of the Mumble session: Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm Agenda: - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for a basic process. Details discussed so far: ?? * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a supplier is in progress. ?? * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. ?? * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to contamination issues. ?? * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent suppliers don't deal with individuals. ?? * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B shall be formulated. ?? * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the stuff. Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation in the Mumble session are welcome. Regards, Ferenc On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > Hello List! > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > Regards, > Hagen. > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From pavel at noa-labs.com Mon Mar 22 11:31:44 2021 From: pavel at noa-labs.com (Pavel Nikulin) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:31:44 +0600 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> Message-ID: Great to hear you guys having so much progress. By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based microfab shop https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-concept-minimal-fab/ On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Summary of the Mumble session: > > Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm > > Agenda: > > - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on > JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled > into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for > a basic process. Details discussed so far: > > * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make > alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but > polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a > supplier is in progress. > > * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + > 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. > > * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater > with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). > Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to > contamination issues. > > * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in > bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent > suppliers don't deal with individuals. > > * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the > expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding > tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B > shall be formulated. > > * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the > stuff. > > Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are > expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation > in the Mumble session are welcome. > > Regards, > > Ferenc > > On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > > Hello List! > > > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > > > 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. > > > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > > > Regards, > > Hagen. > > _______________________________________________ > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From leviathan at libresilicon.com Mon Mar 22 16:37:10 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:37:10 +0000 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> Message-ID: <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> Hi No I didn't know this project. Seems to be pretty much the final stage of what I was thinking about... Can you get us in touch? Having one of those machines would make it unnecessary to have access to a clean room... It would be awesome! Cheers -lev On Monday, March 22, 2021 10:31:44 AM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: > Great to hear you guys having so much progress. > > By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based > microfab shop > https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-> concept-minimal-fab/ > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > Summary of the Mumble session: > > > > Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm > > > > Agenda: > > > > - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on > > JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled > > into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for > > > > a basic process. Details discussed so far: > > * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make > > > > alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but > > polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a > > supplier is in progress. > > > > * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + > > > > 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. > > > > * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater > > > > with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). > > Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to > > contamination issues. > > > > * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in > > > > bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent > > suppliers don't deal with individuals. > > > > * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the > > > > expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding > > tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B > > shall be formulated. > > > > * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the > > > > stuff. > > > > Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are > > expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation > > in the Mumble session are welcome. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ferenc > > > > On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > > > Hello List! > > > > > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > > > > > 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. > > > > > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > > > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > > > > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Hagen. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From eegerferenc at gmail.com Wed Mar 24 01:45:31 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:45:31 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> Message-ID: <7d0caa85-6fa4-aef5-f90c-dedbabce91fa@gmail.com> Hello Everyone, Just another two considerations: Our target audience with this kit is the unit-radius citizen without significant financial resources (hence the 300Eur target price), so the following needs to be addressed: - How to deposit the metalization without possessing a "real" sputter? Maybe a chemical process that leaves a solid metal layer? - How to make the chip terminals accessible without possessing a "real" bonder (the dumbest functional second-hand unit is min. approx. 4000USD on ebay)? Mind the parasitic capacitance here... Regards, Ferenc On 22/03/2021 16:37, David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > Hi > No I didn't know this project. > Seems to be pretty much the final stage of what I was thinking about... > Can you get us in touch? > Having one of those machines would make it unnecessary to have access > to a clean room... It would be awesome! > > Cheers > -lev > > On Monday, March 22, 2021 10:31:44 AM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: >> Great to hear you guys having so much progress. >> >> By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based >> microfab shop >> https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-> concept-minimal-fab/ >> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> Summary of the Mumble session: >>> >>> Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm >>> >>> Agenda: >>> >>> - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on >>> JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled >>> into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for >>> >>> a basic process. Details discussed so far: >>> * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make >>> >>> alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but >>> polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a >>> supplier is in progress. >>> >>> * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + >>> >>> 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. >>> >>> * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater >>> >>> with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). >>> Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to >>> contamination issues. >>> >>> * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in >>> >>> bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent >>> suppliers don't deal with individuals. >>> >>> * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the >>> >>> expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding >>> tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B >>> shall be formulated. >>> >>> * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the >>> >>> stuff. >>> >>> Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are >>> expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation >>> in the Mumble session are welcome. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Ferenc >>> >>> On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: >>>> Hello List! >>>> >>>> This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday >>>> >>>> 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. >>>> >>>> Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at >>>> Port 64738, the Channel is IC. >>>> >>>> We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Hagen. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >>>> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >>>> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >>> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >>> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers >> _______________________________________________ >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > From pavel at noa-labs.com Wed Mar 24 12:59:55 2021 From: pavel at noa-labs.com (Pavel Nikulin) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:59:55 +0600 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> Message-ID: No, I don't know much about them, but what I wanted to suggest is to get in touch with them, and try to get a reference to their clients who operates those mini, and micro fabs. Going through this industry body https://hollandsemiconductors.nl/ or directly contacting those fellow https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthijs-van-kooten-b59092118/?originalSubdomain=nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelgrooten/?originalSubdomain=nl A tricky thing I believe will be the fact that you may be their potential future competitors. Pavel Nikulin Software Engineer +7 702 851 0788 pavel at noa-labs.com On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 9:37 PM David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > > Hi > No I didn't know this project. > Seems to be pretty much the final stage of what I was thinking about... > Can you get us in touch? > Having one of those machines would make it unnecessary to have access > to a clean room... It would be awesome! > > Cheers > -lev > > On Monday, March 22, 2021 10:31:44 AM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: > > Great to hear you guys having so much progress. > > > > By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based > > microfab shop > > https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-> concept-minimal-fab/ > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > Summary of the Mumble session: > > > > > > Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm > > > > > > Agenda: > > > > > > - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on > > > JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled > > > into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for > > > > > > a basic process. Details discussed so far: > > > * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make > > > > > > alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but > > > polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a > > > supplier is in progress. > > > > > > * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + > > > > > > 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. > > > > > > * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater > > > > > > with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). > > > Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to > > > contamination issues. > > > > > > * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in > > > > > > bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent > > > suppliers don't deal with individuals. > > > > > > * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the > > > > > > expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding > > > tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B > > > shall be formulated. > > > > > > * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the > > > > > > stuff. > > > > > > Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are > > > expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation > > > in the Mumble session are welcome. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Ferenc > > > > > > On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > > > > Hello List! > > > > > > > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > > > > > > > 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. > > > > > > > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > > > > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > > > > > > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Hagen. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > From pavel at noa-labs.com Wed Mar 24 13:17:01 2021 From: pavel at noa-labs.com (Pavel Nikulin) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:17:01 +0600 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> Message-ID: I just found out that Von Kooten posted his contacts at the bottom of the article https://hollandsemiconductors.nl/2021/03/11/minimal-fab-minimal-fab-small-scale-microtechnology-and-semiconductor-fab-2/ Pavel Nikulin Software Engineer +7 702 851 0788 pavel at noa-labs.com Pavel Nikulin Software Engineer +7 702 851 0788 pavel at noa-labs.com On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 5:59 PM Pavel Nikulin wrote: > > No, I don't know much about them, but what I wanted to suggest is to > get in touch with them, and try to get a reference to their clients > who operates those mini, and micro fabs. > > Going through this industry body https://hollandsemiconductors.nl/ or > directly contacting those fellow > https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthijs-van-kooten-b59092118/?originalSubdomain=nl > https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelgrooten/?originalSubdomain=nl > > A tricky thing I believe will be the fact that you may be their > potential future competitors. > > > Pavel Nikulin > Software Engineer > +7 702 851 0788 > pavel at noa-labs.com > > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 9:37 PM David Lanzend?rfer > wrote: > > > > Hi > > No I didn't know this project. > > Seems to be pretty much the final stage of what I was thinking about... > > Can you get us in touch? > > Having one of those machines would make it unnecessary to have access > > to a clean room... It would be awesome! > > > > Cheers > > -lev > > > > On Monday, March 22, 2021 10:31:44 AM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: > > > Great to hear you guys having so much progress. > > > > > > By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based > > > microfab shop > > > https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-> concept-minimal-fab/ > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > > > Summary of the Mumble session: > > > > > > > > Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm > > > > > > > > Agenda: > > > > > > > > - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on > > > > JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled > > > > into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for > > > > > > > > a basic process. Details discussed so far: > > > > * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make > > > > > > > > alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but > > > > polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a > > > > supplier is in progress. > > > > > > > > * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + > > > > > > > > 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. > > > > > > > > * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater > > > > > > > > with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). > > > > Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to > > > > contamination issues. > > > > > > > > * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in > > > > > > > > bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent > > > > suppliers don't deal with individuals. > > > > > > > > * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the > > > > > > > > expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding > > > > tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B > > > > shall be formulated. > > > > > > > > * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the > > > > > > > > stuff. > > > > > > > > Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are > > > > expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation > > > > in the Mumble session are welcome. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Ferenc > > > > > > > > On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > > > > > Hello List! > > > > > > > > > > This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday > > > > > > > > > > 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. > > > > > > > > > > Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at > > > > > Port 64738, the Channel is IC. > > > > > > > > > > We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Hagen. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > > > From hsank at posteo.de Thu Mar 25 18:24:38 2021 From: hsank at posteo.de (Hagen SANKOWSKI) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:24:38 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello List! Last Sunday we talked also about "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the stuff." Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead of a company. A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free technology to the masses. In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach while our active members are all located in Europe. So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for that. Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) Regarding the naming rules I propose "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name for our cooperative enterprise. Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any feedback which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and driving a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great LibreSilicon community. Live long and prosper, Hagen. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative From leviathan at libresilicon.com Thu Mar 25 18:53:10 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:53:10 +0000 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> Message-ID: <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> Hey List! AFAIK, ASCENT+ is already a cooperative, so if we could get out foot into that club, we would already have achieved that goal. In addition, we'd get access to clean rooms and services across Europe. Cheers -lev On Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:24:38 PM WET Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > Hello List! > > Last Sunday we talked also about > "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the stuff." > > Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead of a > company. > > A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole > process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will > reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free > technology to the masses. > > In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based > environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) > from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach > while our active members are all located in Europe. > > So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for that. > Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this > cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its > members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) > > Regarding the naming rules I propose > > "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name > > for our cooperative enterprise. > > Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. > > Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any feedback > which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and driving > a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great > LibreSilicon community. > > Live long and prosper, > Hagen. > > > [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From jani.leinonen at iki.fi Thu Mar 25 22:50:18 2021 From: jani.leinonen at iki.fi (Jani Leinonen) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:50:18 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> Message-ID: <2A33031E-2DD7-4F68-9BB3-3645B63079E0@iki.fi> Hello all! I think ASCENT+ is not a Registered Legal Entity of its own, but just a project (the project members are legal entities). One problem with SCE might be that there is a start capital of at least 30000? needed. Would it be enough to set up a registered society or coop in some country? E.g. in Germany registered society (eingetragene Verein, e.V.) or registered coop (eingetragene Genossenschaft, e.G.) does not need any start capital. They are legal entities which means that they can own things and do businesses. The big decisions are made by members and basically all the members have one vote. Best regards, Jani Am 25. M?rz 2021 18:53:10 MEZ schrieb "David Lanzend?rfer" : >Hey List! >AFAIK, ASCENT+ is already a cooperative, so if we could get out foot >into that >club, we would already have achieved that goal. >In addition, we'd get access to clean rooms and services across Europe. > >Cheers >-lev > >On Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:24:38 PM WET Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: >> Hello List! >> >> Last Sunday we talked also about >> "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the >stuff." >> >> Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead >of a >> company. >> >> A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole >> process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will >> reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free >> technology to the masses. >> >> In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based >> environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) >> from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach >> while our active members are all located in Europe. >> >> So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for >that. >> Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this >> cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its >> members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) >> >> Regarding the naming rules I propose >> >> "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name >> >> for our cooperative enterprise. >> >> Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. >> >> Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any >feedback >> which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and >driving >> a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great >> LibreSilicon community. >> >> Live long and prosper, >> Hagen. >> >> >> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative >> _______________________________________________ >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >> >https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > >_______________________________________________ >Libresilicon-developers mailing list >Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eegerferenc at gmail.com Thu Mar 25 23:38:38 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:38:38 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> Message-ID: <9c4b6387-0217-4737-a883-53049c47234f@gmail.com> Hello Everyone, I see two problems with that approach: first, they will be most likely unwilling to take responsibility for our grey-zone chemical toy, that's the purpose the idea of forming an entity came up for. Second, in my opinion, if we want to do serious things like presenting a product or service to the market in exchange of financial compensation (either for-profit or non-profit), at some point it will become unavoidable that we form something that is, on an administrative, business and legal level, more than a private citizen acting along direct interpersonal contacts in name of some group of other private citizens or an externally more-or-less obscure open-source project. Regards, Ferenc On 25/03/2021 18:53, David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > Hey List! > AFAIK, ASCENT+ is already a cooperative, so if we could get out foot into that > club, we would already have achieved that goal. > In addition, we'd get access to clean rooms and services across Europe. > > Cheers > -lev > > On Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:24:38 PM WET Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: >> Hello List! >> >> Last Sunday we talked also about >> "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the stuff." >> >> Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead of a >> company. >> >> A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole >> process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will >> reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free >> technology to the masses. >> >> In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based >> environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) >> from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach >> while our active members are all located in Europe. >> >> So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for that. >> Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this >> cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its >> members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) >> >> Regarding the naming rules I propose >> >> "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name >> >> for our cooperative enterprise. >> >> Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. >> >> Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any feedback >> which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and driving >> a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great >> LibreSilicon community. >> >> Live long and prosper, >> Hagen. >> >> >> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative >> _______________________________________________ >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > From pavel at noa-labs.com Thu Mar 25 23:51:11 2021 From: pavel at noa-labs.com (Pavel Nikulin) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:51:11 +0600 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: <9c4b6387-0217-4737-a883-53049c47234f@gmail.com> References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <2783362.zv3KH0cAyD@harvey> <9c4b6387-0217-4737-a883-53049c47234f@gmail.com> Message-ID: I will totally support you on this. While you all are EU, or EEC citizens, I believe a foreigner will still need a legal entity just to do anything even in the liberal Europe. I'm stuck in the very same situation now while being stuck abroad for the last year due to covid, and quarantines. Countries didn't spend the last century making it hard to do business things without having a business entity for nothing: getting things through the customs, renting an office, doing even smallest transactions for services... I'm running into that every day. Pavel Nikulin Software Engineer +7 702 851 0788 pavel at noa-labs.com On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 4:38 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I see two problems with that approach: first, they will be most likely > unwilling to take responsibility for our grey-zone chemical toy, that's > the purpose the idea of forming an entity came up for. Second, in my > opinion, if we want to do serious things like presenting a product or > service to the market in exchange of financial compensation (either > for-profit or non-profit), at some point it will become unavoidable that > we form something that is, on an administrative, business and legal > level, more than a private citizen acting along direct interpersonal > contacts in name of some group of other private citizens or an > externally more-or-less obscure open-source project. > > Regards, > > Ferenc > > On 25/03/2021 18:53, David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > > Hey List! > > AFAIK, ASCENT+ is already a cooperative, so if we could get out foot into that > > club, we would already have achieved that goal. > > In addition, we'd get access to clean rooms and services across Europe. > > > > Cheers > > -lev > > > > On Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:24:38 PM WET Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > >> Hello List! > >> > >> Last Sunday we talked also about > >> "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the stuff." > >> > >> Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead of a > >> company. > >> > >> A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole > >> process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will > >> reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free > >> technology to the masses. > >> > >> In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based > >> environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) > >> from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach > >> while our active members are all located in Europe. > >> > >> So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for that. > >> Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this > >> cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its > >> members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) > >> > >> Regarding the naming rules I propose > >> > >> "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name > >> > >> for our cooperative enterprise. > >> > >> Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. > >> > >> Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any feedback > >> which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and driving > >> a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great > >> LibreSilicon community. > >> > >> Live long and prosper, > >> Hagen. > >> > >> > >> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea > >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list > >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > >> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From eegerferenc at gmail.com Fri Mar 26 00:23:59 2021 From: eegerferenc at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ferenc_=c3=89ger?=) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:23:59 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: <0804d473-bcf9-f369-5061-e00537dbb7ac@gmail.com> <11888659.68sL1xsUF4@harvey> Message-ID: Regarding "[...] you may be their potential future competitors.": I think there is no cross-section between our and their scope at the moment: - For LS1U, LS130 and any future LS nodes, where fabrication using equipment they make is desired, they will be most likely our supplier than competitor. - For LS50U, we aim to make and sell "equipment" like them, the target audience is different: they aim for corporate customers with need for prototyping or small-volume production of complex designs for real-life applications, while LS50U is a large-MFS metal-gate PMOS-only "toy technology" without high assurance of reproducibility or versatility, aimed at raising attention of private persons and enabling them to get a taste of semiconductor technology before they move on to more complex designs (e.g. on LS1U) or more in-depth contribution to the project. Regards, Ferenc On 24/03/2021 12:59, Pavel Nikulin wrote: > No, I don't know much about them, but what I wanted to suggest is to > get in touch with them, and try to get a reference to their clients > who operates those mini, and micro fabs. > > Going through this industry body https://hollandsemiconductors.nl/ or > directly contacting those fellow > https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthijs-van-kooten-b59092118/?originalSubdomain=nl > https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelgrooten/?originalSubdomain=nl > > A tricky thing I believe will be the fact that you may be their > potential future competitors. > > > Pavel Nikulin > Software Engineer > +7 702 851 0788 > pavel at noa-labs.com > > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 9:37 PM David Lanzend?rfer > wrote: >> Hi >> No I didn't know this project. >> Seems to be pretty much the final stage of what I was thinking about... >> Can you get us in touch? >> Having one of those machines would make it unnecessary to have access >> to a clean room... It would be awesome! >> >> Cheers >> -lev >> >> On Monday, March 22, 2021 10:31:44 AM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: >>> Great to hear you guys having so much progress. >>> >>> By any chance, have anybody heard of Domicro BV? A Netherland based >>> microfab shop >>> https://bits-chips.nl/artikel/small-series-of-chips-profitable-by-flexible-> concept-minimal-fab/ >>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 5:49 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> Summary of the Mumble session: >>>> >>>> Participants: eegerferenc, hsank, leviathan, tatzelbrumm >>>> >>>> Agenda: >>>> >>>> - LS50U/MLL: It is proposed to make a maskless exposure unit based on >>>> JBD's uLED panel targeted at 50-100um MFS, and make it available bundled >>>> into a "DIY Microchip Fabrication Kit" containing everything needed for >>>> >>>> a basic process. Details discussed so far: >>>> * Substrate: custom, 1-2cm rectangular "wafers" in order to make >>>> >>>> alignment easier and to fit into a small tube furnace. Similar, but >>>> polycrystalline offerings exist for solar panels. Finding and quoting a >>>> supplier is in progress. >>>> >>>> * Exposure: JBD uLED panel + simple projection/reduction optics + >>>> >>>> 3D-printed framework for alignment, into which the chips can be slided in. >>>> >>>> * Furnace: cheap second-hand tube furnace, or a tube furnace heater >>>> >>>> with retrofitted quartz tube and control electronics (backup plan). >>>> Metal-lined, graphite-lined or gas-heated types are to be avoided due to >>>> contamination issues. >>>> >>>> * Chemicals (HF, B, P, As, acidic cleaning agents, ...): Ordered in >>>> >>>> bulk and repackaged for distribution to overcome that chemical reagent >>>> suppliers don't deal with individuals. >>>> >>>> * Funding: Initially, crowdfund with unit price based on the >>>> >>>> expectation of at most 2 customers (semiconductor-related crowdfunding >>>> tends to fail), then lower the UP if more customers come. Also, plan B >>>> shall be formulated. >>>> >>>> * Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the >>>> >>>> stuff. >>>> >>>> Discussion is expected to continue until next Sunday, when things are >>>> expected to be written down. Comments on mailing list or participation >>>> in the Mumble session are welcome. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Ferenc >>>> >>>> On 20/03/2021 09:29, Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: >>>>> Hello List! >>>>> >>>>> This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday >>>>> >>>>> 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC. >>>>> >>>>> Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at >>>>> Port 64738, the Channel is IC. >>>>> >>>>> We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Hagen. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >>>>> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >>>>> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >>>> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >>>> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Libresilicon-developers mailing list >>> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com >>> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers >> >> From leviathan at libresilicon.com Fri Mar 26 21:02:30 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:02:30 +0000 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-21 @ 18:00 UTC In-Reply-To: References: <9c4b6387-0217-4737-a883-53049c47234f@gmail.com> Message-ID: <2983109.9zlIi9hSbk@harvey> Agreed. Nicolas Cordero from ASCENT+ just came back to me. The other laboratories haven't gotten back to him about my proposal to adapt LibreSilicon to their equipment. Considering how they're organized, they're clearly NOT a business entity... Yeah. Maybe we need to found something like a company in order to do trading. I know someone here with an import export license, and will check how much it costs to get one as well. I guess it will go towards me incorporating a company here in Portugal, so that I can send around chemicals and equipment, as we've discussed. Cheers -lev On Thursday, March 25, 2021 10:51:11 PM WET Pavel Nikulin wrote: > I will totally support you on this. > > While you all are EU, or EEC citizens, I believe a foreigner will > still need a legal entity just to do anything even in the liberal > Europe. > > I'm stuck in the very same situation now while being stuck abroad for > the last year due to covid, and quarantines. Countries didn't spend > the last century making it hard to do business things without having a > business entity for nothing: getting things through the customs, > renting an office, doing even smallest transactions for services... > I'm running into that every day. > > > Pavel Nikulin > Software Engineer > +7 702 851 0788 > pavel at noa-labs.com > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 4:38 AM Ferenc ?ger wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I see two problems with that approach: first, they will be most likely > > unwilling to take responsibility for our grey-zone chemical toy, that's > > the purpose the idea of forming an entity came up for. Second, in my > > opinion, if we want to do serious things like presenting a product or > > service to the market in exchange of financial compensation (either > > for-profit or non-profit), at some point it will become unavoidable that > > we form something that is, on an administrative, business and legal > > level, more than a private citizen acting along direct interpersonal > > contacts in name of some group of other private citizens or an > > externally more-or-less obscure open-source project. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ferenc > > > > On 25/03/2021 18:53, David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > > > Hey List! > > > AFAIK, ASCENT+ is already a cooperative, so if we could get out foot > > > into that club, we would already have achieved that goal. > > > In addition, we'd get access to clean rooms and services across Europe. > > > > > > Cheers > > > -lev > > > > > > On Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:24:38 PM WET Hagen SANKOWSKI wrote: > > >> Hello List! > > >> > > >> Last Sunday we talked also about > > >> "Legal background: form a limited-liability company to handle the > > >> stuff." > > >> > > >> Well, I vote for using a SCE [0] to fulfill this legal task instead of > > >> a > > >> company. > > >> > > >> A company is mostly owned be some individuals which rules the whole > > >> process in a "capitalistic" way. And I do not thinks this form will > > >> reflect our mission to bring the advantage of an open-and-free > > >> technology to the masses. > > >> > > >> In my opinion a cooperative fits better into our community-based > > >> environment. We need at least five entities (persons or institutions) > > >> from two different European Countries - a goal I guess we can reach > > >> while our active members are all located in Europe. > > >> > > >> So, the SCE can attract many members and give us a legal home for that. > > >> Okay, on backside of the SCE, a higher effort is driving/leading this > > >> cooperative because the SCE lives with the engagement of all of its > > >> members. I understand this as an enrichment. :-) > > >> > > >> Regarding the naming rules I propose > > >> > > >> "SCE LibreSilicon Alliance" as a suitable name > > >> > > >> for our cooperative enterprise. > > >> > > >> Some arguments for cooperatives also Wikipedia has [1]. > > >> > > >> Please feel free - even if your not from Europe - to give any feedback > > >> which Advantages and Disadvantages do you see in setting up and driving > > >> a SCE. Let's argue and find the best legal form to build a great > > >> LibreSilicon community. > > >> > > >> Live long and prosper, > > >> Hagen. > > >> > > >> > > >> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societas_cooperativa_Europaea > > >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > >> Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > >> https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers > > _______________________________________________ > Libresilicon-developers mailing list > Libresilicon-developers at list.libresilicon.com > https://list.libresilicon.com/mailman/listinfo/libresilicon-developers From hsank at posteo.de Sat Mar 27 09:44:27 2021 From: hsank at posteo.de (Hagen SANKOWSKI) Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:44:27 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] Announcement - Mumble session on Sunday 2021-03-28 @ 18:00 UTC Message-ID: <460d73ec-c6df-95ec-9e7c-972b88e42cde@posteo.de> Hello List! This is our weekly announcement for the next Mumble Sessions on Sunday 2021-03-28 @ 18:00 UTC. Keep in mind, that this weekend some European Time Zones are switching to "daylight saving time" aka "summer time". Please join us as usual at our Mumble Server murmur.libresilicon.com at Port 64738, the Channel is IC. We like to follow-up our meeting minutes from mumble sessions before. Regards, Hagen. From leviathan at libresilicon.com Tue Mar 30 16:38:54 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:38:54 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] microLED matrix samples Message-ID: <2004758.oGQp6jkFmE@harvey> Hi Pavel, hi list So I now finally managed to find an apartment, which is not only cheaper than the current, but which also includes a private garage space, which I can close. Can I get a sample of a UV microLED matrix, so that I can build a prototype for a simple exposure unit in my new lab? Cheers -lev From pavel at noa-labs.com Wed Mar 31 11:22:10 2021 From: pavel at noa-labs.com (Pavel Nikulin) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:22:10 +0600 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] microLED matrix samples In-Reply-To: <2004758.oGQp6jkFmE@harvey> References: <2004758.oGQp6jkFmE@harvey> Message-ID: On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 8:38 PM David Lanzend?rfer wrote: > > Hi Pavel, hi list > > So I now finally managed to find an apartment, which is not only cheaper than > the current, but which also includes a private garage space, which I can > close. > Can I get a sample of a UV microLED matrix, so that I can build a prototype > for a simple exposure unit in my new lab? > > Cheers > -lev > The ones I know are all visible light. Making a DUV LED matrix will require no less than use of a new material. Maybe a near UV will still be possible with current materials. The best would be to ask the man directly. https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiming-li-14544185/ From leviathan at libresilicon.com Wed Mar 31 12:03:02 2021 From: leviathan at libresilicon.com (David =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lanzend=F6rfer?=) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:03:02 +0100 Subject: [Libre-silicon-devel] microLED matrix samples In-Reply-To: References: <2004758.oGQp6jkFmE@harvey> Message-ID: <5601647.b5DDdr6HkZ@harvey> Hi I've sent im a connection request on LinkedIn. Maybe you can tell him to accept it, if you two are already connected? Cheers -lev On Wednesday, March 31, 2021 10:22:10 AM WEST Pavel Nikulin wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 8:38 PM David Lanzend?rfer > > wrote: > > Hi Pavel, hi list > > > > So I now finally managed to find an apartment, which is not only cheaper > > than the current, but which also includes a private garage space, which I > > can close. > > Can I get a sample of a UV microLED matrix, so that I can build a > > prototype > > for a simple exposure unit in my new lab? > > > > Cheers > > -lev > > The ones I know are all visible light. Making a DUV LED matrix will > require no less than use of a new material. Maybe a near UV will still > be possible with current materials. > > The best would be to ask the man directly. > https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiming-li-14544185/