This is not accurate, Axis is NOT a small company by any standards, they have done ASICs since the 1980's and a tape-out there now is in the $10M range or more I'm sure, and then we're talking about the same amount in salaries to do all design and testing.
It's fun to have access to HDL code but it's simply not possible to actually turn it into chips as an OSS effort.
FPGA-stuff is the way to go I think. The HW cost will be much higher but you can muck around with it as a lone engineer in your home with a turnaround time of minutes.
It's fun to have access to HDL code but it's simply not possible to actually turn it into chips as an OSS effort.
FPGA-stuff is the way to go I think. The HW cost will be much higher but you can muck around with it as a lone engineer in your home with a turnaround time of minutes.