Russian Chipmaker Baikal Goes Bankrupt, Assets Valued at Only $5 Million
Russian Chipmaker Baikal Goes Bankrupt, Assets Valued at Only $5 Million
Baikal's assets set to be auctioned off.
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The tech is apparently so outdated that it's next to worthless. What's the $5m for? Funeral arrangements?
80 1 ReplyOffice equipment. Maybe some nice PCs and servers.
36 0 ReplyDoubt that. It's probably the value of the land and building.
22 0 ReplyMaybe I can score a herman miller chair
9 0 ReplyMight as well sell it on storage wars.
Open the office door, let people take a peak, then they essentially gamble as to whether there’s anything of value and bid on it.
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1 1 ReplyAin’t no thang bb gurl 👍
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You might can use their equipment for manufacturing legacy products.
10 2 ReplyThe problem is: They don't actually produce anything. They are fabless.
19 0 ReplyNo, baby. You're fabulous.
9 0 ReplyWait, then what DO they do?
2 0 ReplyThey design the chips and the software needed to work with it. They write the code in a HDL (Hardware Definition Language) and test them in simulation runs, and when everything works, they synthesize the chips' masks from it.
6 0 ReplyOh, ok. So like an architect makes the blueprint and then sends it off to the engineers to build.
4 0 ReplyExactly.
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Holy shit. I’m dying over here 🤣
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