Apr 9, 2024 · “It’s got all the information you need to know to design a chip using a certain factory’s process,” Venn explains. “Having an open-source PDK where everything is public and you don’t …

The Zero to ASIC Course covers everything you need to design your own chips. Using the open source tools, you can even apply to get your chip made for free!

Sep 12, 2023 · Learn how to design and fabricate your own chip using free tools from the OpenROAD Project, SkyWater Technology Foundry, and Google.

Learn how computer chips are made from silicon wafers. A step-by-step beginner's guide to chip fabrication including photolithography and doping.

This instructable covers how to build a cleanroom/cleanbox and preform photolithography, oxide growth, and etching at home. These steps are integral processes to how modern computer chips are made.

Mar 23, 2025 · From understanding the essential components and concepts to designing, building, and testing, each step offers valuable knowledge about the inner workings of processors. While the …

Jan 25, 2025 · While it’s an ambitious goal, making a CPU from scratch can be a rewarding and educational process. This article will provide a detailed step-by-step guide on how to design and …

In this article, we will explore how to make semiconductor chips at home, as well as discuss some interesting trends in the field. To make semiconductor chips at home, you will need some specialized …

Jul 30, 2025 · Semiconductor chips start with pure silicon wafers that must be very clean and smooth to work well. The manufacturing process has many precise steps like layering, patterning, etching, …

Aug 16, 2021 · Sam Zeloof has just made his second homemade silicon integrated circuit featuring 1200 transistors, by using the same techniques as Intel did with its first CPUs in the 1970s. Zeloof's story is...