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From: Sun Tzu	1/16/2013 3:02:23 PM
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OT - A belated happy new year everyone. I have an idea about a chip that I'd like to build and I'd like to learn more about how to go about it. I have a degree in VLSI design but my knowledge is outdated. The chip I am after is ultra large BUT it has two characteristics that should make it feasible: (1) there is very little logic and it is mostly repetitive structures (think memory chip) AND (2) I don't care if large parts of the chip do not work, I just need to know where those parts are. The best analogy I can make is that I'd like to make a memory chip that is a few inches long and wide. The memory chip can be up to 70% defective, and so long as I know where those defective addresses are so that I don't try to read and write to them, I am fine. My thinking is that the combination of these two factors should allow me to use any excess capacity in any outdated fab using whatever old technology they have. The manufacturing process will not require the cleanest of the rooms or the latest process. How much do you think the lax quality requirements will drop the price? Who should I talk to about building a prototype and how much do you think it will cost? thanks, ST

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