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Article #861Re: PROTOTYPE CHIPS, MULTI-PROJECT CHIPS - NEED INFO
From: Pierce T. Wetter
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1989 20:54
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1989 20:54
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> What companies offer cheap prototype chips?
> Are there alternatives to multi-project chips?
> Do any foundries offer multi-project chips directly?
Vitesse Semiconductor in Camarillo, CA offers them in GaAs.
They also have/are their own foundry.
> Are the chips offered as gate arrays, std. cell or custom (or "yes")?
Yes.
> What are typical costs involved in real work?
$50k/#of other people in the run. Some subsidies available.
> Does anyone do this with ECL, or just CMOS?
Vitesse has an NMOS process, with some very important modifications for
GaAs.
Pierce
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