mention stafs retro-uc
authorLuke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:45:22 +0000 (05:45 +0000)
committerLuke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:45:22 +0000 (05:45 +0000)
updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn

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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ The goal here is to get to a working, commercially viable 180 nm single-core
 ASIC at around 300 to 350 MHz, suitable for use as a high-end embedded
 controller.  Staf from Chips4Makers will act as the "NDA firebreak" between
 us and TSMC.
+(side-note: Staf ran a
+[Crowdsupply](https://www.crowdsupply.com/chips4makers/retro-uc)
+campaign, and the NLNet funding will help him to realise that project and
+perhaps re-start a new campaign for the Retro-uC one day).
 
 All of these have been approved by NLNet, and, crucially, the external
 independent review process successfully completed for each.  The exact