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Run 1

Dated Run 1 campaign, signoff, fabrication, and initial delivery history.

Run 1 fabrication was complete by 2026-04-04. This page records the run-specific timeline. It does not define the current submission procedure. (archive message; Discord)

Timeline

  • Confirmed — 2025-10-02: The GF180MCU Run 1 campaign opened. Anyone could purchase a slot through the Crowd Supply campaign. (archive message; Discord)
  • Changed guidance — 2025-12-03: GF rejected DRC waivers that wafer.space had expected to use. Initial GDS was still due, but the final GDS deadline became TBD while seal-ring, I/O-pad, antenna, and fill changes were made. (archive message; Discord)
  • Confirmed decision — 2025-12-10: The final DRC-clean GDS deadline was set to 2025-12-17 at 23:59 AoE. The GDS had to be uploaded and pass precheck. (archive message; Discord)
  • Confirmed — 2025-12-18: The deadline had passed. wafer.space planned reticle stitching, then GF proprietary DRC. A narrow correction window remained only for newly found precheck failures or chip-breaking bugs. (archive message; Discord)
  • Confirmed — 2026-04-04: GF had finished manufacturing the Run 1 wafers. They were going to the dicing house. (archive message; Discord)
  • Confirmed — 2026-04-21: Run 1 participants were sent FedEx notices for initial bare die marked for display. These came from the sorting-process test wafer. (archive message; Discord)

Important limit

The post-deadline correction window was a Run 1 exception tied to new checker and foundry findings. It is not a general right to change a design after a later run deadline. (archive message; Discord)

Sources

  • 1423363343351021628 — 2025-10-02T17:37:45.867+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — archive — Discord — Campaign launch.
  • 1445784146331959390 — 2025-12-03T14:30:01.856+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — archive — Discord — Foundry rule changes and provisional deadline.
  • 1448290154966945936 — 2025-12-10T12:28:00.874+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — archive — Discord — Final GDS deadline.
  • 1451217412861988895 — 2025-12-18T14:19:53.542+00:00 — Leo Moser — archive — Discord — Deadline close, reticle work, proprietary DRC, and narrow correction window.
  • 1489789965951963257 — 2026-04-04T00:53:26.842+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — archive — Discord — Wafer completion and dicing handoff.
  • 1496010283188224100 — 2026-04-21T04:50:46.039+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell — archive — Discord — Initial display-die shipping notices.