Also not a chipmaker, but my impression is silicon has tons of institutional knowledge you can’t just find online and I imagine all the upstream vendors are goi

Also not a chipmaker, but my impression is silicon has tons of institutional knowledge you can’t just find online and I imagine all the upstream vendors are going to be very similar to the fabs you are trying to replace. Unlike software, hardware can’t be bootstrapped with a disruptive idea and the shirt in your back.