On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 3:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I still maintain that bootstapping is best done using EBL to create LSI and > less complex VLSI (USB chips, CPLD and FPGA). Sure EBL is slow but it can > eliminate the cost and complexity of masking. EBL immensely simplifies the > foundry and offers the possibility for OS distributed design and manufacture, > affordable for "maker" groups, without involving a commercial entity. The > number of trusted parties shrinks significantly.
Who can spot the two untrusted parties in this chickenegg EBL rig? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EB_litograph.jpg And what are they driving? D-oh. EBL would be fine if it's control was rebuilt as trusted gear. Just links... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron-beam_lithography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit#VLSI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Systems_Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_guidiance_computer_ferrit_core_memory.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agc_nor2.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oGI_dNaPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wPBcmSb2U
