Re: gEDA-user: fritzing

[Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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