I'm the founder of Chip11 - and we're on a mission to build an ecosystem of open source hardware components.
Our progress so far:
- we're funded
- functional/verified LPDDR4/5 PHY
- functional/verified SERDES PHY
- GPU RTL running some basic 3d application
- CPU RTL running some basic C code
We need to finish out the LPDDR4/5 controller as well as the CPU design and GPU design.
Finally - we need to write some drivers.
We plan to release our entire codebase under GPLV3 after we tapeout a fully functional SOC.
Been on HN for a while and am aware it has a stronger bias towards software - but hoping to bump into people with hardware strengths as well.
Well rounded individuals are the best. Cannot understate how nice it is to find somebody who can fluently write hardware and then switch to writing Rust at a flick of the wrist.
- https://www.electro-tech-online.com
- https://www.allaboutcircuits.com
- https://www.edaboard.com
And link up with people on Twitter who are into this:
- https://twitter.com/eevblog
- https://twitter.com/Chris_Gammell
- https://twitter.com/mikelectricstuf
- https://twitter.com/BenKrasnow
And that table at the end of chipeleven.com reinforces this, after giving it a bit of consideration it looks like slanted marketing speak. Note how it puts POWER in the best possible light, barely succeeding, while also putting the Open Source competitor in the most negative light.
But hey, I'm helping you out here: a critical comment drawing out replies is a surefire way to the HN front page.
For example, POWER right now support off the shelf AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. POWER also has full JSv8 web browser and JDK engine support.
And I also don't build companies for investors. EVER.
I've chosen investors that believe in the vision and I am not afraid to be vocal.