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Re:What is a System-on-Chip (SoC), and why do we care if the... by mschuster91 on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:57PM (#25039793)
> What would it take to create a truly open-source chip?

From the article: 1M US-$ at least for the masks plus a boatload of other upfront investment. If you're for bleeding-edge tech like new fab processes, orders of magnitude more.

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Re:What is a System-on-Chip (SoC), and why do we care if the... by mulmen on Monday November 09, 2020 @04:11PM (#25039952)
Thanks I skimmed and missed that.
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