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El Correo Libre Issue 82
Matt Venn has announced a breakthrough for the Tiny Tapeout programme: the successful first-boot of uLinux on silicon from Tiny Tapeout 6, using Hirosh Dabui’s KianV 32-bit RISC-V IMA system-on-chip included in the multi-project chip.
El Correo Libre Issue 81
We are proud to announce Latch-Up 2025, a conference dedicated to free and open source silicon to be held over the weekend of May 2-4 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Join us for Latch-Up 2025 in Santa Barbara on the US west coast
The FOSSi Foundation is proud to announce Latch-Up 2025, a conference dedicated to free and open source silicon to be held over the weekend of May 2-4 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
