Late-May Backer News
It's been an upstream swim battling the AI bubble and trade war politics, but I finally have the first production chips from the -A1 qualification lot in my hands. Read the full update.
Our Campaign Ends Soon!
As a friendly reminder, there're only a couple more days left in the campaign. At the time of posting, we have just a few hundred more boards available. Once these are sold, no more units will be offered for public sale until, at the earliest, fall of 2026. Read the full update.
BIO - The Bao I/O Co-Processor
BIO is the I/O co-processor in the Baochip-1x. In this update, I’ll talk about the origins of the BIO, starting by working through a detailed study of the Raspberry Pi PIO as a reference before diving into the architecture of the BIO. Read the full update.
What It Is, Why I'm Doing It Now, and How It Came About
As a subscriber to the “Dabao” campaign, you’re already aware of the Baochip-1x. This update fills in the backstory of what it is, why I’m doing it now, and how it came about. Read the full update.
Our Campaign Has Launched!
Today marks the start of the Dabao campaign. If you're interested in open source hardware, security, or trust, I'm offering you a chance to order some of the first evaluation boards for a mostly-open, security-oriented microcontroller. Dabao is an evaluation board for the Baochip-1x SoC, a microcontroller that raises the bar on inspectable hardware, bringing you a system-on-chip (SoC) that you can check from the silicon all the way to the software. Read the full update.