[sdiy] Expo in one chip?

[Dave]

Didnt Dave Rossum announce some renewed ic effort?


On January 3, 2018 2:51:37 AM PST, Neil Johnson <neil.johnson71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>KD KD wrote:
>> Was hoping for things like PA381CEM3381 etc. Dough knew his stuff.
>> Is Alfa, UliB, SSI, Mary CEM only going to burp up the old stuff for
>only
>> buck's sake? No new designs at all? Not even decent modifications of
>> old i calmly wonder?
>
>Doug Curtis is dead.  Ron's dead.  These chips were designed by the
>old guard, and they're heading to retirement, and universities aren't
>teaching the old analogue chip design ways anymore (everyone wants to
>design high speed digital silicon or GHz RF).
>Uli isn't interested in development, only copying (too costly).  Mary
>at CEM is just selling her husband's legacy.  Not sure about Alfa.
>SSI is the one place where I hold out hope since they brought together
>the old guys and some cash.
>But building synths is a tiny market, really tiny.
>
>>>Which version of the datasheet do you have?
>> I have rev 2, oct 2017 yet preliminary.
>
>Yes that is a draft/preliminary version.  I believe they will be
>releasing an updated version once the chips are ready to ship later
>this month.
>
>Neil
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