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As others point out: you could hire someone to do it. Based on my custom 1 cent ASIC (custom chip) I would design, test and build your (moisture or other) senso

As others point out: you could hire someone to do it. Based on my custom 1 cent ASIC (custom chip) I would design, test and build your (moisture or other) sensor for €3000 excluding tax and price of all the needed tools. Usually more like $6000 because they want to outsource all the problems (like mass production and sales) to me morphle@ziggo.nl if you want me to design it

szundi 3y ago
Mine would be 0.3 cent per chip and would need $50k investment. Jokes aside, if you know how to design a custom chip for 3k USD, I would like to know about it.
- morphle 3y ago
  it is not a joke, you can do as low as 1.10870 cent per custom chip or 2 cent per off the shelf chip. 0.03 cent is impossible, the minimum size of a chip is .625 mm2 and that sets the minimum price. Designing one for $3K is possible because I already have a tested chip design that I just have to modify for you. A master student project is usually a free design with a free tapeout at Google MPW, Mosys of Europractice. I also design bigger chips and $500 wafer scale integration with 10000 cores : https://vimeo.com/731037615 https://vimeo.com/731037615
  - anigbrowl 3y ago
    You seem like a very smart and capable person, and for an industrial buyer your proposal makes a lot of sense. For a hacker (who is often a hobbyist or amateur looking to build something simple quickly) a versatile SoC at $5/unit also makes a lot of sense. I have to say you are hurting yourself with your communication style, because it comes off as very dismissive and arrogant. I bookmarked your presentation in case I need it in the future, but a 4 hour video is not a great way to hook people who are not sure if they are interested or not.
- morphle 3y ago
  if you like to know more about it: morphle at ziggo dot nl to make a video conf appointment and get a demo. Or ask email questions, but that takes more effort for us both.
sweetjuly 3y ago
You're selling yourself drastically short asking for just 3k unless your plan is to wrap the entire project in a week. I don't think I've ever managed to even setup a new tech library in under a week, let alone design and verify anything.

szundi 3y ago

Mine would be 0.3 cent per chip and would need $50k investment. Jokes aside, if you know how to design a custom chip for 3k USD, I would like to know about it.

morphle 3y ago
it is not a joke, you can do as low as 1.10870 cent per custom chip or 2 cent per off the shelf chip. 0.03 cent is impossible, the minimum size of a chip is .625 mm2 and that sets the minimum price. Designing one for $3K is possible because I already have a tested chip design that I just have to modify for you. A master student project is usually a free design with a free tapeout at Google MPW, Mosys of Europractice. I also design bigger chips and $500 wafer scale integration with 10000 cores : https://vimeo.com/731037615 https://vimeo.com/731037615
- anigbrowl 3y ago
  You seem like a very smart and capable person, and for an industrial buyer your proposal makes a lot of sense. For a hacker (who is often a hobbyist or amateur looking to build something simple quickly) a versatile SoC at $5/unit also makes a lot of sense. I have to say you are hurting yourself with your communication style, because it comes off as very dismissive and arrogant. I bookmarked your presentation in case I need it in the future, but a 4 hour video is not a great way to hook people who are not sure if they are interested or not.
morphle 3y ago
if you like to know more about it: morphle at ziggo dot nl to make a video conf appointment and get a demo. Or ask email questions, but that takes more effort for us both.

sweetjuly 3y ago

You're selling yourself drastically short asking for just 3k unless your plan is to wrap the entire project in a week. I don't think I've ever managed to even setup a new tech library in under a week, let alone design and verify anything.