Happy to announce that Anton Maurovic's "Antonalog analog VGA" design on our experimental chip TTIHP0.3 has been tested and is working! www.tinytapeout.com/chips/ttihp0... #opensource #ASIC #TinyTapeout

RTL is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, RTL has been the 39th most popular out of 42 terms.

We sent an ASIC to space. Then we asked a nuclear engineer what would happen to it. A deep dive into radiation, bit flips, orbital hot spots, and what it really takes for silicon to survive in low Earth orbit. youtu.be/FJE5eBg7iQ4

🚨Our film is up We spent months making this👇 About how Britain shut down many of the factories we need to feed us and defend us. Will have more to say on it in due course but in the meantime - pls watch, share and let me know what you think youtu.be/PQ3hT8tqZgo?...

Oh hey, it's #portfolioDay ! I'm bleeptrack, a Creative Technologist and Artist focusing on tangible/interactive #generative art. I enjoy using all sorts of digital fabrication (pen plotter, lasercutter, CNC, you name it) and also open sourcing my projects. #creativecoding #procedural

I interviewed Parth Thakkar, now a firmware engineer at Apple, about how he taught himself #embedded systems beyond university classes. His story is a great reminder that consistency and hands-on work can matter more than credentials. 👇 shawnhymel.com/3133/buildin... #electronics #jobs

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

Graph shows frequency over time - why do you think it has a ~3 minute oscillation? What if I tell you the signal comes from a skull shaped ring oscillator? This open source silicon is currently sending data from low earth orbit, 500km up! And the satellite is slowly spinning!

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

For the first time, open silicon wasn’t just a niche experiment in 2025 - it was a real ecosystem spanning three fabs and thousands of designs. And then one company collapsed and hundreds of chips effectively disappeared overnight.

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

Synthesis is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Synthesis has been the 18th most popular out of 42 terms.

The final four. But they all are so deserving.

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

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

The last month of my life: BreakingTTAPs This is a custom transport-triggered, 32 bit processor that will be fabricated by GlobalFoundries on their 180nm process (via of wafer.space) I'll make a video at some point, but some high level details here:

SPICE is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, SPICE has been the 16th most popular out of 42 terms.

I've recently posted about open source silicon IP and tools. Important, but neither exists without the community. Read about the people, events, competitions, and recent satellite launches in this article: www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/excited...

I can’t believe how quickly these went! I'm down to the last 15 discount codes for my Zero to ASIC courses. If you’ve been thinking about joining, here’s a little final nudge. Use code Z2ABLACK25 at checkout!

My Zero to ASIC courses are the most recognized, highest-rated programs, and still the only ones that guarantee a tapeout! Start your journey toward holding a custom ASIC in the palm of your hand and save $150 with code Z2ABLACK25. ZeroToASICcourse.com

From Today till 2nd December we have 10% off everything and free standard shipping. Spend over $50 and get a lovely pack of postcards! While stocks last, every order will also receive one of @matthewvenn 's limited edition ASIC chips in epoxy! store.tinytapeout.com

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

What open source ASIC tools am I excited by in 2025? OpenEMS, 3D viewers, Surfer, OpenROAD, and lots more! Check this article for all the links: zerotoasiccourse.com/post/excited... #opensource #ASIC #tools

Our latest chip TTSKY25b is on the way to the foundry! At 98% utilization, it includes a WSPR radio transmitter, a tiny GPU a uLinux capable RISCV SoC and so much more!

Want to know why I'm excited by open source silicon? Rockets, millions in investment, radio and more accessibility than ever! Read my full article here: www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/excited...

Shuttle is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Shuttle has been the 17th most popular out of 42 terms.

It's finally happening! Our 6th community built #TinyTapeout chip is heading into Low Earth Orbit on Wednesday the 19th at 19:20 CET! Watch with us on the #SpASICs channel of the Tiny Tapeout discord: tinytapeout.com/discord #SpaceX #ASIC

Our #TinyTapeout 8 chips dies are looking lovely on the new COB (chip on board). Thanks Tamas for the board update and Stuart for getting them bonded!

TinyGPU v2.0. Just completed the rasterization with z-buffer part I am trying to finished transformation & lighting part before the upcoming #TinyTapeout shuttle.

RTL is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, RTL has been the 39th most popular out of 42 terms.

Last chance to get on our ChipFoundry sponsored TTSKY25b shuttle! There are still 2 discounted dev kits left - tapeout and receive a physical copy of the chip for just €185!

3 days left for our ChipFoundry sponsored TTSKY25b shuttle! We still have 36 early bird dev kits available, so you can tapeout and receive a copy of the ASIC for just €185! Plenty of interesting projects already submitted: app.tinytapeout.com/shuttles/tts...

New promo vid for the Zero to ASIC digital course just dropped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEn...

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

"You know the interesting thing with semiconductors is there's so much to know that not everyone knows everything... This is actually some really good motivation... to not be afraid of not knowing" A great insight from Nanik Adnani in my latest interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVej...

You have just 10 days left to get your #ASIC design submitted to our TTSKY25b shuttle! There are still 70 early bird dev kits left, which mean you can do a full custom tapeout for just €185! Get started here: tinytapeout.com

Ever wanted to try adding formal verification to your project but it seemed too hard or expensive to get started? In this video @mattvenn.net Venn shows you an easy way to get up and running with our open source tools and GitHub actions! youtu.be/Tn5wCOhzfvs #Verification #Formal #OpenSource

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 36th most popular out of 42 terms.

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

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The Entire Process of Building an Open Source Analog ASIC

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Happy “Cal Professor gets a Nobel Prize” Day. The second in a week. We're gonna have to build a bigger on-campus reserved parking lot for our Nobel Laureates. Also 🧵 "Six of nine Nobel Laureates so far this year have been American based, half of whom immigrated to the US."

My coffee table book, Open Circuits, with beautiful cross-section photos of electronics, is 25% off through the 12th. Use the super-secret discount code "SHOWOFF". What, you already have the book? BAM--you just thought of a friend who would enjoy a copy. nostarch.com/open-circuits

Going live in about 90 minutes!

Who won our #RISCV peripheral competition? Don't miss the live announcement tomorrow at 19:00 CEST! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbEW...