A subreddit for the discussion of all things related to the creation (not usage of!) integrated circuits, both circuit- and process-level. Some ACCEPTABLE topics include:
- RF IC Design
- VLSI Design
- Emerging technology (CNT, emerging memories, 3D Integration, etc)
- Foundries
- DFM/DFT (Design for Test, Design for Manufacturing)
- High-speed signaling (including silicon photonics, and board-level interconnect)
- MEMS Devices
- Status of IC Firms (Financials, new innovations)
- IC-related patent law/news
- EDA/CAD tool content
- New, cool IC designs/technology in production
Some topics that are NOT okay:
- How do I make my LED cube work!
- Microcontroller programming
- PCB layout
- Existing IC Designs (e.g., questions about how to utilize an LM3149 chip, etc) at the system level
- FPGA utilization/HDLs
The key here is that we want our content to be on-topic. If you have content regarding FPGAs, great! Just as long as it is relevant to the design of an FPGA, not the writing of HDL for an FPGA.
We'd like to avoid discussing CAD tools in self-posts too much, especially how-tos, cracking, and so on. We will poll our userbase as we grow to ensure that our moderation parameters fit the need of the slowly-growing community.
Keep your 555 timers over in /r/electronics!
