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I guess they were thinking they'd be using very expensive FPGAs in the the first VC-funded iterations, and then move on to something cheaper. But they never got
by tpmx 7y ago
I guess they were thinking they'd be using very expensive FPGAs in the the first VC-funded iterations, and then move on to something cheaper. But they never got there...
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/11/pano-logic-shuts-down-leaving.html https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/11/pano-logic-...
"... the company had doubled or tripled its revenue every year since 2008, when it had about $1 million in sales.
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The company was backed by about $38 million in funding from investors including Goldman Sachs, ComVentures, Foundation Capital, Fuse Capital, and Mayfield Fund."
- panpanna 7y agoI think you are correct. Fpgas are often used as a stepping stone towards cheaper asic or hybrid solutions. asic requires a high volume and a working design, neither of which you have early in the project.