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A look behind the scenes of open source silicon swag made in collaboration with Tiny Tapeout.

In November 2022, three months after the GF180MCU PDK was made open source, someone on the open source...

Performance -- an elusive metric that is influenced by everything the chip consists of, and more. The HDL...

In 48 hours, the early bird pricing will end for Run #3!

With thousands of dies being produced in each run, and with every project being unique, how can we...

We're now entering the final week of the early bird promotion -- don't miss your chance to save...

All of our full-sized slots are gone for this run — thank you for supporting us :)

We're down to our last few full-sized slots!

Important news regarding the timeline for Run #2.

Run 3 is finally here -- featuring improved tools and a new slot size.

GF180MCU Run 3 is coming! Featuring a new slot size and $2/die prices.

Run 2 is finally here with major improvements and early-bird pricing.

KianV is a RISC-V SoC capable of running µLinux, Linux, and XV6. Taped out using a fully open-source...

Run 1 bare dies have shipped. Now we are working through chip-on-board packaging for customers who ordered that...

The Run 1 wafers are diced and the individual dies can now be sorted. Here is a look...

After 12 weeks at GlobalFoundries, the Run 1 wafers have been manufactured and returned. Your designs are now...

Run 2 is finally here with major improvements and early-bird pricing.

We're coming to Hackaday Europe 2026!

GF180MCU Run 2 is coming! Multiple slot sizes, improved DRC, better tooling, and early-bird pricing for Run 1...

Less than 48 hours remain in the first shuttle campaign! If you hope to be on this shuttle,...

wafer.space is excited to have a Tiny Tapeout test design on our first shuttle! Tiny Tapeout has enabled...

This week we highlight MOSbius, an educational platform from Columbia University bringing hands-on silicon learning to students worldwide....

Our first shuttle run includes incredible projects. We highlight Tholin and Avalon Semiconductors: an open reimplementation of the...

The wafer.space community is developing a flexible chip-on-board packaging strategy, so you won't need specialised equipment or expensive...

Wonder what you can do with GF180MCU? Mehdi's OpenFASoC design creates a finger flex sensor, complete with an...

A collection of interviews, articles, and podcasts that explain the wafer.space mission.

Professional paid engineering services are available if you want to accelerate your timeline, get expert review, or have...

Get started faster with the LibreLane gf180mcu template: ready-to-use tooling so you can focus on what your chip...

The wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1 campaign is live on Crowd Supply! $7k gets you 1,000 dies from GlobalFoundries'...

The new wafer.space website has launched, bringing budget silicon manufacturing information and resources together in one place.