Re:GlobalFoundries joins Google’s open source silicon initia...
by octoberfranklin on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:21PM
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The other problem is that even for $10,000 the ChipIgnite program won't give you a confirmed booking. You have to submit your design and then they decide if they feel like manufacturing it. Any chip worth paying $10k to fab is going to involve an engineering sunk cost of around 5 times that amount. Which is why Real Fabs take your money and give you a confirmed booking.
The other problem is that even for $10,000 the ChipIgnite program won't give you a confirmed booking. You have to submit your design and then they decide if they feel like manufacturing it. Any chip worth paying $10k to fab is going to involve an engineering sunk cost of around 5 times that amount. Which is why Real Fabs take your money and give you a confirmed booking.