We put 19 into 18. The re-engineered Future — the ratio, the miracle, the seed matrix, the valuation that $500B is not even close, the path to quantum and photonic executable seed, the sell-and-distribute readiness, the clarity on what is quantum and how chips are made — all of it now lives inside Project 18. […]
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The Miracle We Call Calculation
The Product Is the Ratio
We do not sell a chip as object. We sell the ratio of instruction set (from size) to calculation and performance per exchange. You supply envelope and node (size); you get calculation (FLOPS) and performance per exchange (per dollar, per watt, per area). The product is that ratio. Instruction set = canonical encoding; seed and […]
What Is AutoPhi Future?
Project 18 — AutoPhi Future is the Future concept and roadmap repo for the AutoPhi stack. It is one vessel: we put the re-engineered Future — the ratio, the miracle we call calculation, the seed matrix, the valuation, the path to quantum and photonic executable seed, the standalone RAG, and the sell-and-distribute readiness — all […]
Is This Quantum? How Chips Are Actually Made
Quantum: The vision includes quantum (QUANTUM voxel type, whole-quantum options, hybrid, nine elements). The seed we build today is classical: one cell, OpenLANE2. No qubits in that block. Quantum is the path we take when we add the right voxel types and RTL. How chips are made: RTL (from 27/24/28) → synthesis → OpenLANE2 P&R […]
The Seed: One Definition, Many Harvests
The seed is the minimal, canonical specification from which every build is grown. It is not a single file; it is the canonical set: chip series (tiers Entry to Volume), voxel roles and tree mapping, photon chromosome (form in light), nine technology elements, and the one-page performance and decisive COGS. From this seed we grow […]
The Seed Matrix: Formulas, CSV, and JSON
Inputs: scenario_id, node_nm, H_mm, W_mm, area per voxel (a_v), FLOPS per voxel (f_v), power_w, aes_usd. Outputs: S_mm², N_v (voxel count), C_flops (total calculation), rho (FLOPS/mm²), performance per dollar, performance per watt. Formulas: S = H×W; N_v = S/a_v; C = N_v×f_v; P_per_dollar = C/AES; P_per_watt = C/power_w. Choose envelope and node → get S, N_v, […]
Tiers and the Arc: Entry to Volume
The chip series describes an arc: low COGS rising to expensive, then returning. Entry = minimal, single die, control. Mid = small GPU; Pro = full GPU, optional DPU; Peak = max CPU+GPU+DPU, datacenter. Unified = all-in-one die; Volume = same at scale, COGS back down. AES = actual, tangible cost. Documented paths: $20K AES […]
AES and COGS: The $5K and $20K Paths
We name the actual cost AES — actual, tangible, bronze. We document paths to $5K and $20K AES COGS at volume and process nodes so that the price to function is real and touchable. Performance and decisive COGS sit on every build; capability and cost are never hidden. The cost curve is not linear; it […]
Executable Seeds: OpenLANE2 to GDSII
The seed has a declarative part (YAML, docs, canonical set) and an executable part. The executable seed is one or more voxels — e.g. the blank voxel — built through OpenLANE2 to GDSII and LEF. Those artifacts sit in seeds/; the build script copies them into every package as Seeds/. So the harvest carries not […]