Eric Brombaugh wrote: [...]
> I'll concur that current software projects have enormous scope and > demand some pretty powerful tools. Don't underestimate the challenges of > developing a System-on-Chip for high-volume commercial use though. It's > orders of magnitude more complex than what happens in the FPGA world. > When doing an FPGA design, I can as an individual manage a project that > completely fills the largest FPGA available. ... ... and then "available" turns into allocation, allocation turns into "can't get them anymore", which then may turn into a cancelled vacation. Seen it happen. > ... Working on a large > commercial IC development project requires the skills of dozens if not > hundreds of experienced engineers. > Yes. Even small ones require at least a good layouter, plus a process guy if you must push the electromigration limits. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user