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Backers of Open-Source Chips Launch Startup

by poindontcare on 8/13/16, 7:42 PM with 16 comments

• by lifeisstillgood on 8/13/16, 11:17 PM

  I recently looked into buying a new laptop, and found minifree.org, who supply libreboot BIOS chips.

  What astounded me was that Intel post 2008 and AMD post 2011 have seperate management chips that mean essentially any motherboard is rooted at the start.

  I still need to dive into the complexities (I knew about Intel ME but assumed we could get round it somehow) but we need these open chips more than ever.

• by pella on 8/13/16, 11:01 PM

  https://www.sifive.com/

  https://www.sifive.com/about/press/

• by pella on 8/13/16, 11:02 PM

  or http://www.anandtech.com/show/10488/sifive-unveils-freedom-p...

• by kumarski on 8/14/16, 9:03 AM

  relevant: http://efabless.com

• by Kinnard on 8/14/16, 1:24 AM

  I wonder if open-sourcing can help keep Moore's Law going.