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It is important to know that is not possible to switch packaging after you have tape-out the chip.
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Would it then be correct to assume that either
1. BFL had not taped out prior to Dec 12, or
2. BFL was forced in to multiple tape-outs, costing big money
If only deciding in Dec 12 that a different package was to be used that a new tape-out and production cycle would require a minimum of three months to complete.
My head is swimming in all of this BFL BS. This would mean at any given time any timeline guidance provided by BFL was completely false.
Nice.