Request: IC discussion forum - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: shridmaster
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2023, 06:51:31 pm
content: Can there be a forum under the electronics section for anything related to IC/ASIC/SoC design? Whether it's digital or analog, whether it's about design or theory or questions specific to tools like Cadence? It seems like a big missing thing in this forum.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2023, 08:56:55 am
content: I would expect such a forum to be a rather quiet place. It's a specialist discipline; not too many people on here would be able to provide advice. Maybe too small a niche and too specialized for a dedicated forum?

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2023, 09:18:53 am
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 01, 2023, 06:51:31 pmIffthere is sufficient content about that, then it would be worth splitting the content into a separate section.Otherwise, maybe a different venue might have the content? Perhaps edaboard, but they prevent multiple levels of quoting so don't expect subtle to-and-fro conversations.

author: shridmaster
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 05:52:10 am
content: It's more niche than say embedded systems, but you'd be surprised how many people there are and how active they are online.The chipdesign subreddit is fairly active, but reddit is about to imminently collapse and people are looking for alternatives. Edaboard is okay but honestly I find their community and moderation to be rude and unfriendly.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 07:53:55 am
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 09, 2023, 05:52:10 amStart up some topics. See if there is enough interest. Then decide.One of the pleasures of this forum is the eclectic mixture of topics. Splitting into subforumsmighthave the disadvantage of creating enclaves. Splitting into subforumsunquestionablybrings the disadvantage of whether a topic should be in X1 or X2, which is always a pain.As for edaboard - I was a member for a while, but (like stackexchange) specifically precluding multi-level quoting means the conversations were sterile and boring. OK for "which button do I press to floggle the widget leftwards", but not for the more useful questions about "whyfloggle the widget since squirdling is often better".

author: shridmaster
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 09:26:30 pm
content: That's the thing though, I don't see anywhere a topic would fit. For example, if I'm designing a bandgap reference or a folded telescopic in 45nm, there don't seem to be any appropriate areas to post that to. The "Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff" forum maybe??

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 09:31:00 pm
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 09, 2023, 05:52:10 am#1 Cause and effect?#2 I agree and left years ago.Neither is justification for a new sub-forum here.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 09:41:16 pm
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 09, 2023, 09:26:30 pmYes, you'd post it in Projects.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2023, 11:03:58 pm
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 09, 2023, 09:26:30 pmIf you think about it, any tree taxonomywillcanneverbe be unambiguously right. Libraries have known that for millennia! Just as true for my filing cabinet and any shop in any town. The best that can be hoped for is to be able toignoreplaces the book/file/item/topicwon'tbe.So, just pick somewhere that isn't obviously wrong - and give it a good title

author: shridmaster
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2023, 05:06:00 am
content: Thank you all for your advice! I'm not a frequent user of this forum but I'd like to be more involved, this seems like a good community. Will pass along the message.

author: magic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2023, 03:24:40 pm
content: Quote from: shridmaster on June 09, 2023, 05:52:10 am?Quote from: thm_w on June 09, 2023, 09:41:16 pmDefinitely there, it's for stuff you are working on, that's what the description says.Now, there isn't much IC design going on here and you may or may not get responses, buta) I know there are a few IC designers on this forum so there is thatb) occasionally students asked IC homework questions and such topics wouldn't be entirely unprecedented