Re: [OT] Crazy idea: Design open-source graphics chip

[Timothy Miller]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Timothy Miller wrote:
>
> > John Bradford wrote:
> >
> > > > The real question we have to ask ourselves is, what would be the market
> > > > demand for a graphics card that is 3 generations behind the state of the
> > > > art and over-priced, the only advantage being that it's a 100% open
> > > > architecture?
> > >
> > >
> > > Err, well there are always the server and embedded markets, if the
> > > device was cheap enough.
> >
> > Ah, but it won't be.  Low-volume ASICs are expensive.  The chip itself
> > would probably be around $150, not counting $100k NRE.  Then you have to
> > pay for the board, make up for the NRE, and make some profit to make it
> > worth while.  How much are YOU willing to pay?
>
>
> Then why are companies doing ASICs with an OpenRISC core?

I don't see how that relates.  And to answer your question, maybe 
because there's a demand for it.  I don't know.

> > Whatever we design is going to be EXPENSIVE.  So, regardless of the fact
> > that an ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 9000 is over-powered for job you
> > describe, that board will be cheaper than what we could produce.
>
>
> And it's probably overpowered when speaking about power consumption, too...
>
> Now think of a SoC with an OpenRISC core and an integrated graphics
> controller...

That would be cool.  :)

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