Hardware Podcasts

An Interview with Sam Zeloof

The Amp Hour · 30 Apr 2018 · 1h 36m · Episode 390

What this episode covers

Sam Zeloof, a high school senior building a semiconductor fab in his garage, explains how he transitioned from discrete electronics to fabricating integrated circuits. He details the process of sourcing chemicals from household products, building a maskless photolithography stepper from a projector, and performing metal gate transistor fabrication steps like oxidation, doping, and thermal evaporation. Zeloof discusses the challenges of working without a clean room, the limitations of his DIY equipment, and the open-source EDA tools like Magic and Qflow he uses for chip design.

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founders before launch

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Companies
University Wafer, Universal Display Corporation, OnChip, Osh Park
Tools
Magic, Qflow
Also
Jerry Ellsworth

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