If you are reading this and are a chip designer, do you realize that there are only about 50,000 to 100,000 of us in the world? As of 2007, there are 6.6 billion human beings on this planet. As chip designers, we make up .000015%. Talk about a niche. Still, there are so many gadgets that have yet to be built…and so little time.
The reason that I mention that is because I’ve surfed around quite a bit and haven’t found a blog on chip design that I could relate to. Maybe thats because there are so few of us. And maybe because most of us are too busy with schedules so tight that we just don’t have the time.
I’m hoping to change that. From requirements development all the way down to maintaining something designed 10 years ago, this blog will have articles related to practical day-to-day involvement in chip design. My focus will be mainly on ASIC design since that is what I’m exposed to most often. There may be some articles on FPGAs but it won’t be much.
Here’s to hoping that this blog will be a valuable resource for both beginner and experienced chip designers.
