[sdiy] Having a hard time finding the chips you want - roll your own!

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Rob B" <cyborgzero at home.com>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Having a hard time finding the chips you want - roll your own!
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 18:02:41 -0500

> Oh my god!! Geek hell!!!
> 
> HAHA!!

Hehehe.... I have a dark side...

For those who is interested in testing tools for chip-design, you can
check out Electric which is under GPL. There is a programme for
allowing uni's accessing various chip-fabs for research-jobs.

We need to research on the Moog ladder in GaAs, SiGe and InP ;O)

> It *does* look very interesting though.. I mean, most books I have read
> lately all say that in the future, the only way to make money will be to own
> a small home factory with doing ultimately customizable one offs for each
> customer. Where the economy started with 1-2 man operations, then progressed
> to million man operations, so shall it again fall back to 1-2 man operations
> when technology catches up. This is a harbinger of the *real* new economy,
> not that virtual crap all the silly ppl threw money at (okay, ill admit, i
> was tempted)
> 
> No storage, no warehousing, very little wait, no overhead to speak of, just
> great products in exactly the functionality, colors and schemes the customer
> wants.
> 
> Maybe I smoked some bad stuff in my heydey too, but, who knows for sure..
> hehe.
> 
> So, in this new barter system/small scale economy, who wants to be the town
> chipsmithy? hehe. Im already the plastics parts/machining smithy.

Hmm... interesting twist actually! But the reason for my questions
where to try to shake out some knowledge about what stuff is actually
needed. Since I was thinking of pretty large features (by todays
measures) leftover equipment should be available for feasable
prices.. if one would dare that is.

Just building oneself a point-transistor should be both possible and
rewarding ;O)

Cheers,
Magnus