> Are there certain chips that are plentiful that we could port a lot of software over to? I sense a potential misunderstanding here: Not every chip runs code.

> Are there certain chips that are plentiful that we could port a lot of software over to? I sense a potential misunderstanding here: Not every chip runs code. Microcontrollers and processors do, but there are many different kind of chips. Some convert voltages, some massage signals, some drive motors, etc. Why is this important? Porting code will only help you when you are swapping microcontrollers or processors. Which is just a tinny sliver of all the ICs in use. Porting code won't get you anywhere if what you are missing from your BOM is a boost-buck IC, or an opamp.