X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=updates%2F020_2019aug28_intriguing_ideas.mdwn;h=36900486fc220fda1764c1b8c4d5573359735251;hb=f27058bb1425e0bdd483018311b35dcbcc1ed163;hp=90699d94e2a6b8b9d104a367e1d7bc1337a3984b;hpb=45a47b3517818b37063870fead86298fcbe44736;p=crowdsupply.git diff --git a/updates/020_2019aug28_intriguing_ideas.mdwn b/updates/020_2019aug28_intriguing_ideas.mdwn index 90699d9..3690048 100644 --- a/updates/020_2019aug28_intriguing_ideas.mdwn +++ b/updates/020_2019aug28_intriguing_ideas.mdwn @@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ new processor, another for writing experimental assembly code to go into libswscale, libx264 etc. ultimately for use in VLC and ffmpeg and so on. Best of all, two for actually doing a test ASIC: one working with -chips4makers, the other with lip6.fr. It turns out that 180nm ASIC shuttle +[chips4makers](http://chips4makers.io/blog), the other with +[lip6.fr](https://www-soc.lip6.fr/en/). It turns out that 180nm ASIC shuttle services cost only USD 600 per square mm, and we can get away with around 20 sq.mm which is about USD 12,000 and estimated 800,000 gates. @@ -168,3 +169,6 @@ Also remember, if you work for a Corporation that could financially benefit from this project being a reality, sponsorship, via NLNet, is tax deductible because it is a charitable donation. +(Update: covered in a +[Slashdot](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/19/09/29/1845252/libre-risc-v-3d-cpugpu-seeks-grants-for-ambitious-expansion#comments) +article)