Terry writes: > Well, the way I understood the economics, the expensive thing was to get > the chips produced.
Specifically, the big problem is the cost to have the mask made (photolithography). Machines to make the mask are very expensive. And you want the design to be perfect so that you don't have to come up with another $2M to make a rev2 mask. I suspect that if one could borrow the machine, the incremental cost to make a mask isn't that much, but that's just a guess. So if we could recruit someone that works in photolithography at a friendly company/university it might be possible to get a mask made for less? Alternately, are there any organizations with sufficiently deep pockets that would benefit from a documented graphics chip? Perhaps concerned with security but without the clout to demand info from ATI/Nvidia? Both the chip itself and closed drivers are subject from security holes, either bugs or intentional. In addition to security, OGP's chip could have features like being proven correct, and ECC, to decrease the possiblilty of errors. It's kinda important to get the right answer when designing a bridge. If the chip is sufficiently energy efficient, there should be demand for it for use in battery powered devices, and even AC powered devices benefit from lower power use and heat generation. And there is the crowd funding approach. Other ideas? _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
