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Matt Venn

@mattvenn.net

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Engineer and Technology Communication. On a mission to make ASICs more accessible. YosysHQ & Tiny Tapeout founder member. ZeroToASICcourse.com TinyTapeout.com

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 17/09/2026

Check my recent talk at FOSSi ORConf! I spoke about chips on boards and in space, interactive visualisation tools, growth in the community and some exciting future projects - including some awesome new packaging! youtu.be/95unqpAZPeM

Tiny Tapeout Update at ORConf 2026

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 09/09/2026

Forget simulation - watch me build and speed up a circuit on silicon, live! I'm using Mini MOSbius - it's like an FPGA but for analog. youtu.be/NM5cLWYWqG0

Schematic to Silicon with Mini MOSbius

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 07/09/2026

Netlist is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Netlist has been the 30th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Netlist is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 31/08/2026

MPW is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, MPW has been the 27th most popular out of 42 terms.

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MPW is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 24/08/2026

MOSFET is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, MOSFET has been the 2nd most popular out of 42 terms.

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MOSFET is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 17/08/2026

Maskset is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Maskset has been the 13th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Maskset is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 11/08/2026

Georgous chips from IHP! This chip has a RISCV by Hirosh , an Atari 2600 and a LGN hand-written digit classifier by @renaldas.bsky.social , and some original silicon artwork by @bleeptrack.de For all the details: tinytapeout.com/chips/ttihp2... #ASIC #opensource #silicon #TinyTapeout

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 10/08/2026

Magic is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Magic has been the 5th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Magic is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 05/08/2026

Dive into #ASIC design this summer with the Zero to ASIC course! The Zero to ASIC courses are the best known, highest rated and still the only ones to include a guaranteed tapeout. Use code summer26 to get $100 off the course until the 10th August. zerotoasiccourse.com

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 03/08/2026

Macro is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Macro has been the 32nd most popular out of 42 terms.

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Macro is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 29/07/2026

Did you see the video when @mattvenn.net sliced open one of our chips and cut a 1 micron wide wire inside? youtu.be/plcgYPm3h9A

Micro chip surgery with a focussed ion beam (FIB edit)

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 27/07/2026

LVS is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, LVS has been the 26th most popular out of 42 terms.

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LVS is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 20/07/2026

LibreLane is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, LibreLane has been the 11th most popular out of 42 terms.

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LibreLane is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 17/07/2026

The green traces show a chip designer’s worst nightmare! If they take too long to settle, it causes a serious problem that can’t be fixed after a chip is manufactured. Try out my updated metastability explorer tool here: zerotoasiccourse.com/metastability/

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 13/07/2026

IC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, IC has been the 41st most popular out of 42 terms.

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IC is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 09/07/2026

Been meaning to try chip design but never found the time? This workshop is the hello world of ASIC design. In just two sessions you'll go from zero to submitting your first design for manufacture. Here’s how it works… #workshop #TinyTapeout #ASIC #semiconductor #opensource

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 06/07/2026

HDL is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, HDL has been the 20th most popular out of 42 terms.

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HDL is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 29/06/2026

Harden is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Harden has been the 43rd most popular out of 42 terms.

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Harden is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 22/06/2026

GDSII is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, GDSII has been the 8th most popular out of 42 terms.

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GDSII is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 15/06/2026

FPGA is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, FPGA has been the 30th most popular out of 42 terms.

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FPGA is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 08/06/2026

Foundry is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Foundry has been the 24th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Foundry is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 01/06/2026

Floorplan is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Floorplan has been the 32nd most popular out of 42 terms.

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Floorplan is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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YosysHQ @yosyshq.com · 27/05/2026

$1200 too much for a Vivado license? How about: $0 - Yosys $0 - nextpnr $0 - OpenROAD $30 -Subnautica 2 $30 - Blahaj $180 - Glasgow interface explorer from @crowdsupply.bsky.social $950 -160kum^2 of Sky130 silicon + ASIC from @tinytapeout.com #opensource #FPGA #ASIC

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 25/05/2026

DRC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, DRC has been the 22nd most popular out of 42 terms.

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DRC is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 18/05/2026

Doping is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Doping has been the 40th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Doping is the ASIC terminology of the week!

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 12/05/2026

5 years ago my first ever chip had a deadly error. This is the video I couldn’t make then - join me at 18:00 CEST for the premiere! www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcg...

We Cut a Wire 100× Thinner Than a Human Hair

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 08/05/2026

We cut a microscopic wire inside a chip with an ion beam, then brought it back to life with platinum gas! My latest video is a collaboration with Mikhail from Zeptobars, and I’m releasing it as a Youtube premiere at 18:00 CEST on Tuesday 12th May. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcg... #ASIC

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 05/05/2026

Want to get your hands on a real lithography photomask? How about some silicon wafers? Enter our demoscene competition for a chance to win one! tinytapeout.com/competitions... Last 6 days to get involved! #demoscene #opensource #ASIC

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Jeri Ellsworth @jeriellsworth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The demoscene have had it far too easy for all these years with their CPUs and RAM. Pffft... Gates only is the real flex now! @tinytapeout.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=il_q...

Tiny Tapeout demoscene competition winners announced!

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Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 04/05/2026

Corner is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Corner has been the 5th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Corner is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 29/04/2026

We have 17 entrants so far to the #ASIC #demoscene competition! Don't miss your chance to win some excellent prizes. Details and sign up here: tinytapeout.com/competitions...

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 27/04/2026

CMOS is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, CMOS has been the 26th most popular out of 42 terms.

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CMOS is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/04/2026

$75 million: The amount Amazon spent to acquire and promote Melania $75 million: the cost of the 246-foot yacht Jeff Bezos bought to follow his 417-foot yacht You can find these and more numbers our AI overlords don’t want you to see in our latest:

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Look upon the works of the AI oligarchs and despair.

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 20/04/2026

ASIC is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, ASIC has been the 7th most popular out of 42 terms.

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ASIC is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 17/04/2026

To help guide us over the next year, we’d really appreciate 2 minutes of your time to fill out this short survey: forms.gle/tvcbz5R6iXV3... As a thank-you, one lucky respondent will win a genuine 150mm silicon wafer.

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 16/04/2026

Want to get your hands on a real lithography photomask? How about some silicon wafers? Enter our demoscene competition for a chance to win one! tinytapeout.com/competitions...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich  Well, today we're taxing the rich...

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 13/04/2026

Antenna Report is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Antenna Report has been the 15th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Antenna Report is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 08/04/2026

We already have some nice looking entries into our #demoscene competition! There's still 33 days to go, but don't leave it too late! Start on your entry today: tinytapeout.com/competitions... #ASIC #opensource #TinyTapeout

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 06/04/2026

WLCSP is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, WLCSP has been the 20th most popular out of 42 terms.

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WLCSP is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 03/04/2026

Meet the awesome judges of our #ASIC demoscene competition: @jeriellsworth.bsky.social, @willflux.bsky.social and Sprite_tm! tinytapeout.com/competitions... #opensource #ASIC #competition

Jeri in front of a pinball machine pointing to a resistor on her cool tshirt

Sprite wearing 'I are a programmer' tshirt

Will with his feet up in front a pair of monitors showing hello world from his FPGA graphics system

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fossi-foundation.org @fossi-foundation.org · 02/04/2026

Thank you Antmicro for your support of Free and Open Source Silicon.

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 31/03/2026

Happy Trans day of visibility from a Tiny Tapeout ASIC!

ASIC plugged into a monitor showing the Trans flag

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 31/03/2026

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! We're everywhere and we're cool. Here's the trans pride flag 🏳️‍⚧️ on a mid-90s Pentium running DOS.

A CRT on top of a 90s PC (with floppy disk) showing the Trans Pride Flag

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 30/03/2026

Wafer is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, Wafer has been the 36th most popular out of 42 terms.

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Wafer is the ASIC terminology of the week!

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Hackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Tiny Tapeout's Matt Venn has announced the project's second Demoscene Competition, offering free slots to have designs inspired by the home computing demoscene built into physical chips — and a chance at winning a variety of swag.

Matt Venn Announces Tiny Tapeout's Second Demoscene Contest — with a Free Tile for All

New sponsorship means it's possible to submit your demoscene-inspired chip design for production at zero cost.

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TinyTapeout @tinytapeout.com · 27/03/2026

Announcing the second Tiny Tapeout demoscene competition! Free silicon space for all entrants! tinytapeout.com/competitions...

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Hackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Bristol Braille Technology is preparing to launch an open source Braille workstation, designed with the needs of scientists with visual impairment in mind — offering a 40×9 six-dot Braille display above a traditional input keyboard, all powered by Raspberry Pi.

The Open Source Canute Scientific Aims for "Parity of Display" for Vision-Impaired Scientists

Raspberry Pi-powered refreshable Braille display comes with a focus on scientific applications, including lab equipment control.

Matt Venn @mattvenn.net · 23/03/2026

VLSI is the #ASIC terminology of the week! In the last month, VLSI has been the 34th most popular out of 42 terms.

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VLSI is the ASIC terminology of the week!