slazer2au@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry?message-squaremessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry?slazer2au@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-23 hours agoIs that controversial? I’ve always assumed people avoid FPGAs just because they’re unfamiliar with them.
minus-squareCookieOfFortune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoI think it’s because FPGAs are an intermediate to just making your own ASIC.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoIf you’re at a scale where making a new ASIC is your go-to, congratulations on your job at Google or Apple. I don’t even know if FaceMeta would do that. Designing and founding a new chip is a whole thing.
Is that controversial? I’ve always assumed people avoid FPGAs just because they’re unfamiliar with them.
I think it’s because FPGAs are an intermediate to just making your own ASIC.
If you’re at a scale where making a new ASIC is your go-to, congratulations on your job at Google or Apple. I don’t even know if FaceMeta would do that. Designing and founding a new chip is a whole thing.