SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 Nm Wafer in 2020

https://hackaday.com/2020/06/30/your-own-open-source-asic-skywater-pdf-plans-first-130-nm-wafer-in-2020/

by mmastrac • 6 years ago

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mrlonglong• 6 years ago

This is exciting news. How about new replacement custom chips for example the custom chips used in Amigas? New 8086s? New 68k processors?

krallja• 6 years ago

I bet Commodore SID chips will also be very popular. Authentic working specimens go for $50 on eBay!

StringyBob• 6 years ago

At 130nm, you could fit at least a couple of 68k’s worth of logic in a square millimetre of silicon. The limitation is you can’t fit that many IO pin connections on a chip so small (pad limited). You might as well chuck in the rest of the Amiga while you are there!

thechao• 6 years ago

There’s an LLVM analog called LLHD (LLHD.io) that’s coming in-line, right now. It’s be neat if these two projects could kiss.

wbraun• 6 years ago

I am currently a PhD student and have been wanting to get into IC design so this seems immensely exciting. I do power electronics, so hopefully they post info on the analog parts of the PDK soon.

An open source DC/DC converter that can be integrated into other projects seems like it would be an interesting candidate for one of the first fab runs.

SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 Nm Wafer in 2020

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