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A comment on Chipforge opensource foundry [pdf].

Re:Chipforge opensource foundry [pdf] by phkahler on Monday October 01, 2018 @10:56AM (#18113070)
If DIY chip fabrication takes off even a little, I hope they use safer chemicals than the industry did back on those nodes. Safety and simplicity should be top priorities IMHO which would also help such a thing proliferate.

I like the idea of having a local fab for my own designs. Even if they're not that complex.

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Re:Chipforge opensource foundry [pdf] by juliangoldsmith on Monday October 01, 2018 @11:36AM (#18113624)
Are there currently safer chemicals available for semiconductor fabrication?

The dangerous part is stripping the oxide layer off the wafer. That's currently done with fluorides, which are really nasty to work with.

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