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# Decisions and timelines

This page records guidance that changed. Use the later confirmed statement for action. Run histories remain on the [runs pages](/runs).

## Decision log

### Run 1 final GDS

- **Changed guidance — 2025-12-03:** Foundry rule changes made the final GDS deadline TBD, though initial GDS was still due. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1445784146331959390); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1445784146331959390))
- **Final decision — 2025-12-10:** DRC-clean GDS was due 2025-12-17 at 23:59 AoE. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1448290154966945936); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1448290154966945936))

### Run 2 schedule

- **Obsolete proposal — 2025-11-07:** Tim Ansell expected Run 1 back in March 2026 and asked whether Run 2 should close only after users had working silicon. This was planning, not a commitment. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/general/threads/planning-schedule-for-waferspace-gf180mcu-run#message-1436214302230188226); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1436214297532567753/1436214302230188226))
- **Obsolete estimate — 2026-01-23:** June looked likely, but the Run 2 date was still TBD. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/run-2-timeline#message-1464397089118093559); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1464316687149957283/1464397089118093559))
- **Obsolete planning aid — 2026-02-10:** A schedule spreadsheet was supplied with a warning that dates would change until GF confirmed wafer-out. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/run-2-timeline#message-1470659897476644864); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1464316687149957283/1470659897476644864))
- **Final decision — 2026-07-10:** GDS was due 2026-07-15 at 11:59, with the stated platform gates. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1524956674861957282); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1524956674861957282))

### Run 3 dates

- **Obsolete estimate — 2026-07-17:** Run 3 would likely open August 1 with a mid-December submission date. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/general#message-1527505603616833596); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570941/1527505603616833596))
- **Final archive decision — 2026-08-03:** The pinned launch set early-bird end to 2026-09-30, purchase close to 2026-12-09, and GDS due date to 2026-12-16. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1533765674281730048); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1533765674281730048))
- **Proposal, not schedule:** Tim Ansell said quarterly runs in 2027 were likely if Run 3 succeeded. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/general#message-1527505603616833596); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570941/1527505603616833596))

### Submission transport and revisions

- **Obsolete guidance — 2025-11-19:** Community messages used a test-platform GDS URL plus MD5 or SHA1. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/release-checklist#message-1440824970979573812); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1434837450735353896/1440824970979573812))
- **Later confirmed procedure — 2026-07-10:** The official Run 2 path used project upload, current precheck, order association, CoB selection when applicable, and **submitted for manufacturing**. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1524956674861957282); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1524956674861957282))
- **Confirmed platform behavior — 2026-07-10:** A new manufacturing revision could be selected until the deadline. ([archive message](/evidence/i-information/platform#message-1525184072932917288); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1524222823378190336/1525184072932917288))
- **Run-specific stop — 2026-07-15:** After the Run 2 deadline, users were told to stop layout changes. ([archive message](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1526924792563761303); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1526924792563761303))

### Tool versions

- **Archive checkpoint — 2026-07-14:** Project Template 1.5.8 and Precheck 1.7.2 were the last explicit pair announced in the archive. This is not a promise that they remain current. ([archive message](/evidence/designing/project-template#message-1526579676183662662); [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1423348662318272592/1526579676183662662))

## Related pages

- [Runs](/runs)
- [Submission procedures](/submission-procedures)
- [Process options and open questions](/process-and-pdk/options-and-open-questions)

## Sources

- `1445784146331959390` — 2025-12-03T14:30:01.856+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1445784146331959390) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1445784146331959390) — Run 1 provisional deadline and foundry changes.
- `1448290154966945936` — 2025-12-10T12:28:00.874+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1448290154966945936) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1448290154966945936) — Run 1 final deadline.
- `1436214302230188226` — 2025-11-07T04:42:53.223+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/i-information/general/threads/planning-schedule-for-waferspace-gf180mcu-run#message-1436214302230188226) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1436214297532567753/1436214302230188226) — Early Run 2 planning proposal.
- `1464397089118093559` — 2026-01-23T23:11:13.228+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/run-2-timeline#message-1464397089118093559) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1464316687149957283/1464397089118093559) — June estimate marked TBD.
- `1470659897476644864` — 2026-02-10T05:57:23.098+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/run-2-timeline#message-1470659897476644864) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1464316687149957283/1470659897476644864) — Provisional schedule spreadsheet.
- `1524956674861957282` — 2026-07-10T01:53:23.612+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1524956674861957282) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1524956674861957282) — Final Run 2 deadline and submission path.
- `1527505603616833596` — 2026-07-17T02:41:55.584+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — [archive](/evidence/i-information/general#message-1527505603616833596) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570941/1527505603616833596) — Run 3 estimate and conditional quarterly-run proposal.
- `1533765674281730048` — 2026-08-03T09:17:12.737+00:00 — Andrew Wingate — [archive](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1533765674281730048) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1533765674281730048) — Pinned Run 3 launch dates.
- `1440824970979573812` — 2025-11-19T22:04:02.315+00:00 — urish — [archive](/evidence/i-information/questions/threads/release-checklist#message-1440824970979573812) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1434837450735353896/1440824970979573812) — Earlier test-platform transport.
- `1525184072932917288` — 2026-07-10T16:56:59.537+00:00 — Leo Moser — [archive](/evidence/i-information/platform#message-1525184072932917288) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1524222823378190336/1525184072932917288) — Revision selection until deadline.
- `1526924792563761303` — 2026-07-15T12:13:59.438+00:00 — Leo Moser — [archive](/evidence/admin/announcements#message-1526924792563761303) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1361349523724570938/1526924792563761303) — Run 2 post-deadline stop instruction.
- `1526579676183662662` — 2026-07-14T13:22:37.281+00:00 — Leo Moser — [archive](/evidence/designing/project-template#message-1526579676183662662) — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1423348662318272592/1526579676183662662) — Latest explicit tool pair in archive.