On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 3:13 PM, <wirelesswarrior@safe-mail.net> wrote:
I still maintain that bootstapping is best done using EBL to create LSI and less complex VLSI (USB chips, CPLD and FPGA). Sure EBL is slow but it can eliminate the cost and complexity of masking. EBL immensely simplifies the foundry and offers the possibility for OS distributed design and manufacture, affordable for "maker" groups, without involving a commercial entity. The number of trusted parties shrinks significantly.
Who can spot the two untrusted parties in this chickenegg EBL rig? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EB_litograph.jpg And what are they driving? D-oh. EBL would be fine if it's control was rebuilt as trusted gear. Just links... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron-beam_lithography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit#VLSI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Systems_Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_guidiance_computer_ferrit_core_mem... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agc_nor2.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oGI_dNaPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wPBcmSb2U