IMO, two bottlenecks is: 1) huge hands-on experience for full-stack design that an engineer doesn’t have the chance to gain at 1-2 companies and 2) closed nature and high cost of popular EDA tools.
IMO, A full stack chip designer would also comprehend system architecture, including the software and firmware that operates the device, and in this day and age the system considerations around computers comprising 1000s of chips and their interconnects.
IMO, two bottlenecks is: 1) huge hands-on experience for full-stack design that an engineer doesn’t have the chance to gain at 1-2 companies and 2) closed nature and high cost of popular EDA tools.
IMO, A full stack chip designer would also comprehend system architecture, including the software and firmware that operates the device, and in this day and age the system considerations around computers comprising 1000s of chips and their interconnects.
I agree, this is a good point. I also think understanding system architecture can make you a better designer, and vice versa.
I feel a lot of what one does in process development for chip fabrication can also be automated.
That's interesting, thanks for sharing