Zero to ASIC Course Matt Venn

00:00 intro
00:56 z80
04:54 Submitted to TT07
06:52 NMOS
08:22 dynamic memory
10:28 z80 was everything in one chip
12:00 hand layout
14:10 most widely used CPU in the 80s
17:27 Tiny Tapeout compromise
18:56 voltage compatibility
19:58 Fits in 4 TT tiles
21:09 comparison table
22:47 What is Tiny Tapeout
24:28 next steps
26:29 bond pads
28:09 multicore z80
28:59 pricing
29:30 why not use an FPGA?
30:30 what to use for 1.8v core?
31:02 all the classics?
31:53 important to preserve the old chips
32:50 the plan
35:19 how can you help?

* Carsten’s background and interest in analog circuit design
* Open-source silicon and its benefits vs. challenges
* Analog design tools evolution
* Obstacles that hinder wider adoption of open-source silicon tools
* Advice on approaching an analog design journey

Talking about the minimal fab with Leo Moser. Leo recently won a competition run by minimal fab and had a design fabricated.
He's published a few blog posts about it here:

About the Minimal Fab: https://mole99.uber.space/2023/Minimal_Fab/About%20Minimal%20Fab%20and%20the%20ICPS%20PDK.html 
NAND tutorial: https://mole99.uber.space/2024/NAND_tutorial/Design%20of%20a%20NAND%20gate%20using%20the%20ICPS%20PDK.html

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00:00 Intro
00:10 TT boards
00:51 TT04 closes on Friday 8th
01:09 ORConf https://orconf.org/
01:21 Wuthering Bytes
01:53 FSiC videos released https://peertube.f-si.org/video-chann...
02:04 Hackaday Supercon 2023
02:19 YUG2 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yosysh...
02:36 Silicon news - MPW3 and 2206
03:37 IHP workshop videos    • Introduction FMD-QNC project status a...  
04:04 IHP cleanroom video footage

Interviews with:

Luca Alloatti 
Thomas Benz 
Jørgen Kragh Jakobsen 
Thomas Parry 
Rene Scholz 
Dan Fritchman 
Harald Pretl