Open Hardware on Its Own Doesn’t Solve the Trust Problem
Excellent work. I completely agree that today the easiest option to develop safe hardware is using FPGAs.<p>Two things to look forward:<p><pre><code>   1. Usage of open source FPGA synthesis and implementation tools
   2. Usage of open source FPGA chips :)
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I've already seen some traction happening for open source FPGA tools, but open source FPGA chips are only in my head (as far as I know).<p>I'm a chip designer myself, and for years I have been thinking on kickstarting something to pay for a tapeout of an open source FPGA. If anyone is interested let me know, I live in Ontario/Canada.