============================================================== Guild: wafer.space Community Channel: ℹ️ - Information / 📢-marketing / vcf After: 2026-08-31 11:59 p.m. Before: 2026-10-01 12:00 a.m. ============================================================== [2026-09-08 5:27 p.m.] carlfk [2026-09-08 5:27 p.m.] carlfk @Tim 'mithro' Ansell can you help me figure out what mask is the top layer of MPW-3 - both files on your system and green label on the mask box [2026-09-08 5:37 p.m.] carlfk {Attachments} 2026-09_media/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_e790356e-8e05-4f6-A177A.jpg [2026-09-08 5:39 p.m.] carlfk GF MPW0 (or o?) #9 - was this a google run? [2026-09-09 1:20 a.m.] mithro_ There where I think two Google MPW runs done with GlobalFoundries [2026-09-09 1:21 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - https://foss-eda-tools.googlesource.com/third_party/shuttle/gf180mcu/ [2026-09-09 1:21 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - The top layer would be the pad frame, what you probably want is the top metal layer which is what is the most visible thing? [2026-09-09 1:22 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - That mask would be MM5 I think? https://big-storage.welland.mithis.com/sky130-masks/masks?run=mpw-004&mask=MM5 [2026-09-09 1:23 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - What does VCF mean? [2026-09-09 2:20 a.m.] carlfk Vintage Computer Fest - where I am promoting w.s this weekend [2026-09-09 2:20 a.m.] carlfk I figured this out a few days ago and am putting together an exhibit [2026-09-09 2:21 a.m.] carlfk "Not generated yet." did you hit Generate or should I hit it? [2026-09-09 2:24 a.m.] carlfk I hit it - requested — the worker renders one mask at a time; this page reloads every 15 s. [2026-09-09 2:28 a.m.] carlfk @Tim 'mithro' Ansell What is the interesting mask for MPW3? [2026-09-09 2:33 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - FYI, you don't have the masks for MPW3, I do.... [2026-09-09 2:35 a.m.] carlfk oh. I thought I did. [2026-09-09 2:35 a.m.] mithro_ I'm pretty sure the sky130-masks tool says where each mask is now? [2026-09-09 2:50 a.m.] carlfk I see that now - I thought I was getting 3-8, or 3-something but maybe that changed once someone tried to pull it from storage? [2026-09-09 2:52 a.m.] mithro_ https://big-storage.welland.mithis.com/sky130-masks/ids [2026-09-09 2:52 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - Or maybe I'm a programmer and have off-by-one errors all the time? 😛 I have MPW 1, 2 & 3 here in Adelaide [2026-09-09 2:57 a.m.] carlfk is this GFMPW0 #4 == mpw-004 ? [2026-09-09 3:38 a.m.] carlfk Never mind - GF = Global Foundries so there is no way I have any masks for that wafer [2026-09-09 5:24 a.m.] carlfk {Attachments} 2026-09_media/PXL_20260909_052357427-FA396.jpg 2026-09_media/PXL_20260909_052305352-BAD14.jpg 2026-09_media/PXL_20260909_044254087-78574.jpg {Reactions} 🔥 [2026-09-09 5:43 a.m.] carlfk we have mask display thing. [2026-09-09 2:12 p.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - Jeff Geerling might be there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CivRNW0b1H8 {Embed} Jeff Geerling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CivRNW0b1H8 I modded a 30-year-old GPS Time Server (Telstra should've) Timing is everything. More about Telstra's GNSS timing-related outage: - https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/ - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/telstra-outage-review-findings-known-network-issues-not-priority/107106588 Some of the projects I built, contributed to, or used: ... 2026-09_media/maxresdefault-D7D3C.jpg [2026-09-09 9:53 p.m.] carlfk neat - pretty sure he was there last year and posted somethig about Peter's SEM [2026-09-10 12:24 a.m.] carlfk @Tim 'mithro' Ansell can you get me an image, svg pr png, of ws run1 reticle / one maks/ whatever is quick n easy [2026-09-10 12:25 a.m.] carlfk something that shows each die is a different design [2026-09-10 12:28 a.m.] carlfk what I have so far: https://veyepar.nextdayvideo.com/temp/ws_vcf.svg [2026-09-10 1:39 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - Like the ones at https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1 ? {Embed} https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1 GitHub - wafer-space/ws-run1: wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1 wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1. Contribute to wafer-space/ws-run1 development by creating an account on GitHub. 2026-09_media/ws-run1-B043E [2026-09-10 1:40 a.m.] carlfk https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1/blob/main/images/reticle_white.png {Embed} https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1/blob/main/images/reticle_white.png ws-run1/images/reticle_white.png at main · wafer-space/ws-run1 wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1. Contribute to wafer-space/ws-run1 development by creating an account on GitHub. 2026-09_media/ws-run1-B043E [2026-09-10 1:40 a.m.] carlfk that works [2026-09-10 1:41 a.m.] carlfk is there an svg version? I would hope is smaller [2026-09-10 1:41 a.m.] carlfk smaller filesize [2026-09-10 2:48 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1/tree/main/images {Embed} https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1/tree/main/images ws-run1/images at main · wafer-space/ws-run1 wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1. Contribute to wafer-space/ws-run1 development by creating an account on GitHub. 2026-09_media/ws-run1-B043E [2026-09-10 2:49 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - I'm sure you know how to use image magic or gimp to make a smaller version of an image. You have a whole pipeline which does stuff like that. [2026-09-10 2:49 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - You might find these print outs helpful? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bws561X2ynRKDdpTBIjm76B9u4oW1rNTkpfU59l4Yrw/edit {Embed} https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bws561X2ynRKDdpTBIjm76B9u4oW1rNTkpfU59l4Yrw/edit Open Sauce - Open Silicon - "Bulletin posters" (11 inch x 17 inch) ... Who's who? 2026-09_media/AHkbwyKGP7jnrfWiDte2hhDu2DOnUhqBkdBc2MvW6_-C18DE [2026-09-10 2:50 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - And these - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FwxMxPznifnkWvB5VPknUL89aNITf_GBQpkUvgxLz60/edit?slide=id.g36c1a87366e_0_28#slide=id.g36c1a87366e_0_28 {Embed} https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FwxMxPznifnkWvB5VPknUL89aNITf_GBQpkUvgxLz60/edit?slide=id.g36c1a87366e_0_28 Open Sauce - Open Silicon - US Letter (8.5 inch x 11 inch) - bit.ly... Who's who? 2026-09_media/AHkbwyLXryqEoop2Zp3peSSjOpJl0p9KvR4ZG1Zbhy-A970D [2026-09-10 3:50 a.m.] carlfk @Tim 'mithro' Ansell https://www.tinytapeout.com/news/mini-mosbius/ url because https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1 MOSB has no url {Embed} https://www.tinytapeout.com/news/mini-mosbius/ Mini MOSBius - Tiny Tapeout A playground for analog microelectronics on TTSKY25a and all future Sky shuttles. 2026-09_media/thumbnail-959F9.jpg {Embed} https://github.com/wafer-space/ws-run1 GitHub - wafer-space/ws-run1: wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1 wafer.space GF180MCU Run 1. Contribute to wafer-space/ws-run1 development by creating an account on GitHub. 2026-09_media/ws-run1-B043E [2026-09-10 3:50 a.m.] carlfk my brain can't take much more pf this [2026-09-10 4:05 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - https://www.crowdsupply.com/wafer-space/gf180mcu-run-1/updates/mosbius ? {Embed} https://www.crowdsupply.com/wafer-space/gf180mcu-run-1/updates/mosbius We Have Some Amazing Projects This Run: MOSbius This week we highlight MOSbius, an educational platform from Columbia University bringing hands-on silicon learning to students worldwide. 2026-09_media/0f85f1b9-fbd3-41f7-b004-8d41b50768d7_proje-800CC.jpg [2026-09-10 4:05 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - Have to run a `/compact` on your brain context? 😛 [2026-09-10 4:08 a.m.] carlfk url updated - thanks. [2026-09-10 4:08 a.m.] carlfk I might be done - can you do some level of proof reading [2026-09-10 4:08 a.m.] carlfk https://veyepar.nextdayvideo.com/temp/ws_vcf.svg [2026-09-10 5:28 a.m.] mithro_ There seems to be a lot of text overlapping qrcodes from what I can see? [2026-09-10 5:35 a.m.] carlfk huh. FF is rendering it different than inkscape... sec.. pdf coming [2026-09-10 5:41 a.m.] carlfk https://veyepar.nextdayvideo.com/temp/ws_vcf.pdf [2026-09-10 5:44 a.m.] carlfk I think I will make the project titles bigger - the point of all of this is to attract attention as people walk by, not provide details [2026-09-10 5:44 a.m.] carlfk 6502 and Z80 are good eye catchers [2026-09-10 9:03 p.m.] carlfk https://veyepar.nextdayvideo.com/temp/fpgas_online.pdf [2026-09-11 3:06 a.m.] mithro_ LGTM! [2026-09-11 3:21 a.m.] carlfk {Attachments} 2026-09_media/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_06591382-bad9-410-04674.jpg [2026-09-11 3:22 a.m.] carlfk each one has something that needed fixing [2026-09-11 3:22 a.m.] carlfk now onto the ws one that needs 6502 in a big font [2026-09-11 4:40 a.m.] carlfk @Tim 'mithro' Ansell can yo umake this into something I can print on 11x17" paper [2026-09-11 4:40 a.m.] carlfk https://tinytapeout.com/chips/tt06/tt_um_kianV_rv32ima_uLinux_SoC {Embed} https://tinytapeout.com/chips/tt06/tt_um_kianV_rv32ima_uLinux_SoC 910 KianV uLinux SoC - Tiny Tapeout A RISC-V ASIC that can boot μLinux. 2026-09_media/social-preview-A754F [2026-09-11 5:01 a.m.] carlfk I made this with print screen :p [2026-09-11 5:02 a.m.] carlfk https://veyepar.nextdayvideo.com/temp/tt910.svg [2026-09-11 5:17 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk - lol at your tabs 😛 [2026-09-11 5:17 a.m.] carlfk yeah... swell. [2026-09-11 5:18 a.m.] carlfk I was hoping to put these 2 pages on one big page [2026-09-11 5:18 a.m.] carlfk https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M40_w15Fn62Vm43DoNfGe-hz5TPacs6x {Embed} https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M40_w15Fn62Vm43DoNfGe-hz5TPacs6x [2026-09-11 5:18 a.m.] carlfk but that isn't going well at all [2026-09-11 5:20 a.m.] carlfk {Attachments} 2026-09_media/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_9a95b6e8-3296-47f-FC784.jpg [2026-09-11 5:20 a.m.] carlfk Inverter is going well [2026-09-11 5:38 a.m.] mithro_ That is why the US paper format is bad -- with the A series, you can just rotate them by 90 and put them next to each other. [2026-09-11 5:42 a.m.] mithro_ How does that look? Terrible? {Attachments} 2026-09_media/kianv-tt06-poster-F0AFD.pdf [2026-09-11 5:44 a.m.] mithro_ @carlfk -^ [2026-09-11 5:58 a.m.] carlfk {Attachments} 2026-09_media/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_36476c17-a437-4f2-84EFB.jpg [2026-09-11 5:58 a.m.] carlfk thank you - yours is better [2026-09-11 5:59 a.m.] carlfk I have an exhibit! [2026-09-11 7:38 a.m.] carlfk im done for the night - I have plenty of stuff and plenty of time tomorrow - show starts in 1.5 days ============================================================== Exported 73 message(s) ==============================================================