fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Russian Chipmaker Baikal Goes Bankrupt, Assets Valued at Only $5 Millionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down17
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkRussian Chipmaker Baikal Goes Bankrupt, Assets Valued at Only $5 Millionwww.tomshardware.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square29fedilink
minus-squareZILtoid1991@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 年前You might can use their equipment for manufacturing legacy products.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 年前The problem is: They don’t actually produce anything. They are fabless.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 年前They design the chips and the software needed to work with it. They write the code in a HDL (Hardware Definition Language) and test them in simulation runs, and when everything works, they synthesize the chips’ masks from it.
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前Oh, ok. So like an architect makes the blueprint and then sends it off to the engineers to build.
You might can use their equipment for manufacturing legacy products.
The problem is: They don’t actually produce anything. They are fabless.
No, baby. You’re fabulous.
Wait, then what DO they do?
They design the chips and the software needed to work with it. They write the code in a HDL (Hardware Definition Language) and test them in simulation runs, and when everything works, they synthesize the chips’ masks from it.
Oh, ok. So like an architect makes the blueprint and then sends it off to the engineers to build.
Exactly.