The State of Chips4Makers, an ASIC Service for Makers and Hobbyists
summary
Chips4Makers describes a low-cost ASIC service for makers using open-source toolflows—notably the Coriolis flow—plus foundry rule integration and retro-MCU IP blocks to produce small tape-outs. The effort targets microcontroller-class chips (including 5V I/O and external memory interface blocks) rather than high-performance nodes, and gives concrete pricing such as €1,750 for 50 chips with tape-out and testing options.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (8)
- 0:00Chips4Makers intro
- 3:33Why makers need ASIC
- 6:47Retro computing & open chips
- 10:22Chip design challenges
- 13:57Testing ASIC workflows
- 16:51ASIC production pricing
- 19:21Future plans & community
- 20:59Closing & Q&A
related talks
14mRealising low cost and simple IC design - ChipFoundry and ChipFlow collaboration
04mWhere Community Powers Innovation
52mHow to design your own chip?
22mChipathon: Democratizing IC Design - A Global Open-Source Silicon Challenge
14mOpen Source Hardware: Hacking Silicon for Fun (instead of profit)
15mOne Demoboard, Many Breakouts: Bridging FPGA Prototyping and Open-Source ASIC Tapeout
20mCHIPS Alliance: towards a unified open source ASIC design & DV workflow
03mSiFive