Yes it is far from x86 architecture, but for a single man doing this in his home fab, this is far more than where we were when William Schockley was at the beginning of the integrated circuit revolution. We'll have to see how far Sam can take his development in the next few years so we can see just what kind of complexity can be built at home. This could be a revolution in home-built ASICs and we might even see tools developed that make this common. His maskless stepper exposure machine could be the catalyst just like 3D printers started a revolution on their own. The two technologies show what can happen when ordinary people can play in a realm that was previously inaccessible to them. I think this will lead to much innovation in the amateur electronics field.
Morbo 1 points 3.2 years ago
Yes it is far from x86 architecture, but for a single man doing this in his home fab, this is far more than where we were when William Schockley was at the beginning of the integrated circuit revolution. We'll have to see how far Sam can take his development in the next few years so we can see just what kind of complexity can be built at home. This could be a revolution in home-built ASICs and we might even see tools developed that make this common. His maskless stepper exposure machine could be the catalyst just like 3D printers started a revolution on their own. The two technologies show what can happen when ordinary people can play in a realm that was previously inaccessible to them. I think this will lead to much innovation in the amateur electronics field.