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by Palomides 2260 days ago
it would be great to see it end up more like PCB fabrication, where anyone can pick up open source tools and then send files off for fabrication in a few days/weeks at moderate cost... I'd pay a few hundred just for the novelty of getting a chip of my own design.

I do think the trends in the industry may allow this to happen in the next decade or so.
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lnsru 2260 days ago
What chip are you missing in Digikey catalog? Does another chip makes economically sense? I mean, one can get everything from 3 cent microprocessor like https://hackaday.com/2019/04/26/making-a-three-cent-microcon... to $50k FPGA.
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imtringued 2260 days ago
The type of chip that only Palomides owns. It would be pretty weird if it was available on Digikey.
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esmi 2260 days ago
That exists. If a larger process is ok you can get 10 custom packaged ICs for less than $5K. It doesn’t meet your budget but it’s about the cost of a beater car. Depending on the car. ;)

https://www.planetanalog.com/design-a-custom-analog-ic-in-yo...

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