Re:Open cores, ISAs, etc.: what is open about them?
by vineyardmike on Monday December 06, 2021 @03:04PM
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> they can make the board for you, but they dont design it.
TSMC is a manufacturer, but they still have a whole IP/Parts library that they share with their customers.
> TSMC's Design Service Alliance partners provide industry-leading, silicon-verified libraries, IP and design services directly to designers in fabless semiconductor companies, IDMs and systems houses. DSA partners provide best-of-class, silicon-verified libraries; high-performance, leading-edge intellectual property cores; unprecedented accuracy in design simulation, validation and verification; faster cycle time from specification through tapeout to finished wafers; and access to experienced designers and developers of complex functions.
TSMC is a manufacturer, but they still have a whole IP/Parts library that they share with their customers.
> TSMC's Design Service Alliance partners provide industry-leading, silicon-verified libraries, IP and design services directly to designers in fabless semiconductor companies, IDMs and systems houses. DSA partners provide best-of-class, silicon-verified libraries; high-performance, leading-edge intellectual property cores; unprecedented accuracy in design simulation, validation and verification; faster cycle time from specification through tapeout to finished wafers; and access to experienced designers and developers of complex functions.
https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/2211 (year: 2000)