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Aug 30, 2021

10 things to check when evaluating second source silicon/chips (in desperation)

Many OEMs are scrambling to find second sources (i.e. equivalent chips from other suppliers) to the chips in their BOM for which they have a shortage issue. …

Semiconductors

6 min read

10 things to check when evaluating second source silicon/chips (in desperation)
10 things to check when evaluating second source silicon/chips (in desperation)
Semiconductors

6 min read


Feb 7, 2021

How do you plan the best Bitcoin miner in the world? Custom silicon is the answer.

As many of you know Bitcoin prices have surged recently up to $40,000 USD per bitcoin as of February 2021. We are in the middle of a bit rush! People are noticing Bitcoin’s surge and wondering how they can profit from it. …

Bitcoin

10 min read

How do you plan the best Bitcoin miner in the world? Custom silicon is the answer.
How do you plan the best Bitcoin miner in the world? Custom silicon is the answer.
Bitcoin

10 min read


Jul 23, 2020

How to pitch new silicon to a system company: knowing the timing and the process are key ingredients for success.

Since I’ve been on both sides of the table when it comes to buying/prospecting or selling/pitching silicon components, I want to put down some thoughts about how things work out timing and process wise such that the buyer is most receptive to the pitch. Some key steps are: Understand the…

Sales

7 min read

How to pitch new silicon to a system company: knowing the timing and the process are key…
How to pitch new silicon to a system company: knowing the timing and the process are key…
Sales

7 min read


Jul 23, 2020

How to manage trans national, multi company, and cross functional teams

All system custom silicon projects where the silicon is not designed and manufactured in-house require at least two companies to directly interface with each other: the system company and the silicon supplier company. Each one of these two companies has other companies that interact with them. Typically, the system company…

Project Management

7 min read

How to manage trans national, multi company, and cross functional teams
How to manage trans national, multi company, and cross functional teams
Project Management

7 min read


Jul 23, 2020

5 Reasons Why NOT To Hire a Tier 1 Semiconductor Supplier for Your Custom Silicon Project.

It’s quite common for system companies to want to work with brand names whenever they start playing with the idea of a custom silicon program. Like the old adage says: “no one ever got fired for choosing IBM”. And it’s not a bad deal for some system companies to go…

Semiconductors

7 min read

5 Reasons Why NOT To Hire a Tier 1 Semiconductor Supplier for Your Custom Silicon Project.
5 Reasons Why NOT To Hire a Tier 1 Semiconductor Supplier for Your Custom Silicon Project.
Semiconductors

7 min read


Jul 22, 2020

Trust, but verify. How to catch peanut butter engineering before it spreads into your system — Part 2: Verification.

Verification is a field that has emerged as its own discipline, no longer being relegated to an activity led by the design team, and to which time is allocated as long as it doesn’t get in the way of designing. Chip companies that want to have predictable product release cycles…

Semiconductors

10 min read

Trust, but verify.
Trust, but verify.
Semiconductors

10 min read


Jul 22, 2020

The Spartan flow: when losing is NOT an option.

Every so often a custom silicon socket comes up at a system company that you simply cannot afford to lose. These are the types of custom silicon sockets that last for generations of a product, in huge and predictable volumes, and for whatever reason they may become available. …

Electronics

8 min read

The Spartan flow: when losing is NOT an option.
The Spartan flow: when losing is NOT an option.
Electronics

8 min read


Jul 21, 2020

Trust, but verify. How to catch peanut butter engineering before it spreads into your system — Part 1: Validation.

I will address this topic with two blog posts: validation (i.e. post silicon) — Part 1, and verification (pre-silicon) — Part 2. In this blog post, I will focus on validation. One of the upsides of using catalog chips that have been in the market for a long time and…

Semiconductors

11 min read

Trust, but verify.
Trust, but verify.
Semiconductors

11 min read


Jul 21, 2020

5 things you need to plan for custom system silicon

Custom silicon can be the right solution for your system for a lot of different reasons, but whatever they may be in your case, there are some basic steps that should always be taken to start on the path towards a successful custom silicon project. Here are five basic steps: …

Semiconductors

6 min read

5 things you need to plan for custom system silicon
5 things you need to plan for custom system silicon
Semiconductors

6 min read


Jun 26, 2020

System Custom Silicon Development

In this video, I explain the system custom silicon development process focusing only on the schedule interactions and phases of the process. In the highly competitive electronics market, top electronics companies choose to develop custom silicon internally and with supplier partnerships to obtain substantial benefits in performance, size, IP protection…

Silicon Valley

3 min read

System Custom Silicon Development
System Custom Silicon Development
Silicon Valley

3 min read

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