[sdiy] Can google's free* 180nm OSHW foundry be used for synth parts?

[Mattias Rickardsson]

Being open source, replacement chips could be made by anyone. ;-)


Den sön 7 aug. 2022 22:32Peter Pearson <electrocontinuo at gmail.com> skrev:

> Idk, personally that just kind of sounds like a repair nightmare in the
> not too distant future.  Unobtainable voice chip ASICs for the Alesis
> Andromeda all over again.
>
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 4:10 PM Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Peter Pearson via Synth-diy skrev:
>>
>>> If you want a synth on a chip, why not just buy an AS3394?  They already
>>> exist, sound fine, and you won't break the bank
>>>
>>
>> Given that the chips are mainly for logic duties, I'd almost expect a
>> "synth on a chip" in this case to include not only analog parts but also
>> the surrounding digital control, CV generation, multiplexers, and possibly
>> also some processing power. Would be nice for a change to have 1 chip on
>> the analog side of the board instead of 2000+.  :-)
>>
>> /mr
>>
>
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