Quote from: scrybe on October 27, 2012, 04:58:29 AM

Quote from: Bogart on October 27, 2012, 03:45:02 AM

Quote from: tacotime on October 27, 2012, 12:49:09 AM

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No, we are waiting on our ASIC chips right now, as I've stated in a number of other places, though it's understandable if you have missed the posts, since they are spread out everywhere.

The bASIC ASICs are already taped out from the wafer...

Maybe you could tell us just what you think "taped out" means.

Here, current status from the enemy thread m'lord!

Quote from: cablepair on October 27, 2012, 02:10:38 AM

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ASICS have been in fabrication for some weeks now,

The board design and PCB layout is currently taking place, I have two of the best engineering and layout firms in California working on this , and it will be spectacular

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When the board design is completed it does not take long to fab the PCBs and get the boards assembled. The assembly house that I use - I have been working with since May - they have assembled hundreds of boards for me and they are one of the best out there. I can have all 1000 boards assembled in 5 days.

I believe that the mask set has been created and they are waiting on the wafer run, but I have not seen detail on those stages recently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape-out Tape-out simply means that they have sent the files to the manufacturer to make the masks.

Quote from: scrybe on October 27, 2012, 08:32:07 PM

Quote from: regular on October 27, 2012, 06:55:31 PM

I think that's all conjecture at this time, since there has been no official taping out etc from Tom regarding the bASIC either. It's still up in the air who will ship first right now.

Look back up at the quote I used 3 posts ago.

The ASIC's are "in fabrication" which means they have taped out and are somewhere in the mask/wafer/die making process.

Honestly I think he announced it within a week or 2 of the bASIC announcement. He held off opening things up until he had finished his prep work, and it sounded like he even had an ugly hack of a prototype at that time.

Anyone who have not taped out yet is unlikely to deliver before the end of the year, and I'm pretty sure even Avalon has already passed the tape-out mark, now that I think back.

He states they are still in the PCB design/layout phase. Which means if all goes well and all the parts are on hand they should be ready hopefully by mid Dec/Jan.