Matt Venn

Photolithography is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Photolithography has been the 24th most popular out of 42 terms.

PEX is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, PEX has been the 37th most popular out of 42 terms.

Check my recent talk at FOSSi ORConf! I spoke about chips on boards and in space, interactive visualisation tools, growth in the community and some exciting future projects - including some awesome new packaging! youtu.be/95unqpAZPeM

Forget simulation - watch me build and speed up a circuit on silicon, live! I'm using Mini MOSbius - it's like an FPGA but for analog. youtu.be/NM5cLWYWqG0

Netlist is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Netlist has been the 30th most popular out of 42 terms.

MPW is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, MPW has been the 27th most popular out of 42 terms.

MOSFET is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, MOSFET has been the 2nd most popular out of 42 terms.

Maskset is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Maskset has been the 13th most popular out of 42 terms.

Georgous chips from IHP! This chip has a RISCV by Hirosh , an Atari 2600 and a LGN hand-written digit classifier by @renaldas.bsky.social , and some original silicon artwork by @bleeptrack.de For all the details: tinytapeout.com/chips/ttihp2... #ASIC #opensource #silicon #TinyTapeout

Magic is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Magic has been the 5th most popular out of 42 terms.

Dive into #ASIC design this summer with the Zero to ASIC course! The Zero to ASIC courses are the best known, highest rated and still the only ones to include a guaranteed tapeout. Use code summer26 to get $100 off the course until the 10th August. zerotoasiccourse.com

Macro is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Macro has been the 32nd most popular out of 42 terms.

Did you see the video when @mattvenn.net sliced open one of our chips and cut a 1 micron wide wire inside? youtu.be/plcgYPm3h9A

LVS is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, LVS has been the 26th most popular out of 42 terms.

LibreLane is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, LibreLane has been the 11th most popular out of 42 terms.

The green traces show a chip designer’s worst nightmare! If they take too long to settle, it causes a serious problem that can’t be fixed after a chip is manufactured. Try out my updated metastability explorer tool here: zerotoasiccourse.com/metastability/

IC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, IC has been the 41st most popular out of 42 terms.

Been meaning to try chip design but never found the time? This workshop is the hello world of ASIC design. In just two sessions you'll go from zero to submitting your first design for manufacture. Here’s how it works… #workshop #TinyTapeout #ASIC #semiconductor #opensource

HDL is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, HDL has been the 20th most popular out of 42 terms.

Harden is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Harden has been the 43rd most popular out of 42 terms.

GDSII is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, GDSII has been the 8th most popular out of 42 terms.

FPGA is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, FPGA has been the 30th most popular out of 42 terms.

Foundry is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Foundry has been the 24th most popular out of 42 terms.

Floorplan is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Floorplan has been the 32nd most popular out of 42 terms.

$1200 too much for a Vivado license? How about: $0 - Yosys $0 - nextpnr $0 - OpenROAD $30 -Subnautica 2 $30 - Blahaj $180 - Glasgow interface explorer from @crowdsupply.bsky.social $950 -160kum^2 of Sky130 silicon + ASIC from @tinytapeout.com #opensource #FPGA #ASIC

DRC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, DRC has been the 22nd most popular out of 42 terms.

Doping is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Doping has been the 40th most popular out of 42 terms.

5 years ago my first ever chip had a deadly error. This is the video I couldn’t make then - join me at 18:00 CEST for the premiere! www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcg...

We cut a microscopic wire inside a chip with an ion beam, then brought it back to life with platinum gas! My latest video is a collaboration with Mikhail from Zeptobars, and I’m releasing it as a Youtube premiere at 18:00 CEST on Tuesday 12th May. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcg... #ASIC

Want to get your hands on a real lithography photomask? How about some silicon wafers? Enter our demoscene competition for a chance to win one! tinytapeout.com/competitions... Last 6 days to get involved! #demoscene #opensource #ASIC

The demoscene have had it far too easy for all these years with their CPUs and RAM. Pffft... Gates only is the real flex now! @tinytapeout.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=il_q...

Corner is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Corner has been the 5th most popular out of 42 terms.

We have 17 entrants so far to the #ASIC #demoscene competition! Don't miss your chance to win some excellent prizes. Details and sign up here: tinytapeout.com/competitions...

CMOS is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, CMOS has been the 26th most popular out of 42 terms.

$75 million: The amount Amazon spent to acquire and promote Melania $75 million: the cost of the 246-foot yacht Jeff Bezos bought to follow his 417-foot yacht You can find these and more numbers our AI overlords don’t want you to see in our latest:

ASIC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, ASIC has been the 7th most popular out of 42 terms.

To help guide us over the next year, we’d really appreciate 2 minutes of your time to fill out this short survey: forms.gle/tvcbz5R6iXV3... As a thank-you, one lucky respondent will win a genuine 150mm silicon wafer.

Want to get your hands on a real lithography photomask? How about some silicon wafers? Enter our demoscene competition for a chance to win one! tinytapeout.com/competitions...

Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich 
Well, today we're taxing the rich...

Antenna Report is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Antenna Report has been the 15th most popular out of 42 terms.

We already have some nice looking entries into our #demoscene competition! There's still 33 days to go, but don't leave it too late! Start on your entry today: tinytapeout.com/competitions... #ASIC #opensource #TinyTapeout

WLCSP is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, WLCSP has been the 20th most popular out of 42 terms.

Meet the awesome judges of our #ASIC demoscene competition: @jeriellsworth.bsky.social, @willflux.bsky.social and Sprite_tm! tinytapeout.com/competitions... #opensource #ASIC #competition

Thank you Antmicro for your support of Free and Open Source Silicon.

Happy Trans day of visibility from a Tiny Tapeout ASIC!

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! We're everywhere and we're cool. Here's the trans pride flag 🏳️‍⚧️ on a mid-90s Pentium running DOS.

Wafer is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Wafer has been the 36th most popular out of 42 terms.

Tiny Tapeout's Matt Venn has announced the project's second Demoscene Competition, offering free slots to have designs inspired by the home computing demoscene built into physical chips — and a chance at winning a variety of swag.

Announcing the second Tiny Tapeout demoscene competition! Free silicon space for all entrants! tinytapeout.com/competitions...