This is great but I can't help wondering why I wouldn't use an FPGA instead? Is there a path to high volume at significantly lower per-unit cost than a small FPGA? If not, I don't see how this will work as anything more than a teaching tool for universities (and even there I think it's a hard sell without offering mixed signal capability). Definitely keep at this, though. Adding mixed signal capability will differentiate you guys from FPGAs and make the learning curve worth it.
You make a good point about FPGA, but simulating a chip is still simulating a chip. Making a real chip doesn't require a processing system to simulate (innefficient). FPGA is futuristic!
It's $300 for each chip. I mean, it's cool and all but cant we scale these at all? Like is there a path to production that does not cost $10,000?
This is great but I can't help wondering why I wouldn't use an FPGA instead? Is there a path to high volume at significantly lower per-unit cost than a small FPGA? If not, I don't see how this will work as anything more than a teaching tool for universities (and even there I think it's a hard sell without offering mixed signal capability). Definitely keep at this, though. Adding mixed signal capability will differentiate you guys from FPGAs and make the learning curve worth it.
You make a good point about FPGA, but simulating a chip is still simulating a chip. Making a real chip doesn't require a processing system to simulate (innefficient). FPGA is futuristic!