Actually, that's where we were a few years ago with hardware, because nearly
anything anybody would want to print on a wafer was covered by patents or
copyrights. It's getting better by leaps and bounds. Now, a lot of patents
have expired, a lot of non-proprietary cores are available, and it's mainly
the EDM tools that are non-free. That's where we coders can help.
Until the EDM tools get free, their current owners will continue to dictate
what you can and can't design.
Regards,
Daniel
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