Templates

MPW freedom or MPC leverage.

Templates define your sharing mode, design area, interface expectations, required files, optional services, and deliverables.

Minimum MPC entry

$50 USD / ¥330 CNY

Mocked entry price for a 0.01 mm² Freighter design before optional services and eligibility discounts.

MPW

Multi Project Wafer

A user owns a complete die inside the shuttle. Ark supports arbitrary designs that meet size and process rules.

MPC

Multi Project Chip

Multiple user designs share one chip, peripheral IP, IO, package, board, and test infrastructure to lower cost.

Animated Schematic

See how area behaves in each sharing mode.

The MPW view highlights a whole die region inside a reticle. The MPC view shows user regions moving inside a shared chip core with a pad ring.

Generated CSS schematic
Template Catalog

Four lanes, different amounts of built-in help.

Mocked specifications preserve the platform brief and keep uncertain details clearly estimated.

Ark

MPW

Dedicated die with no shared top template. Best for complete chips and custom infrastructure.

  • Area1x1-20x20 mm²
  • FilesGDS required
  • DeliverablesDie / package / board
Configure

Freighter

MPC

Flexible small-area lane with 73 programmable IOs and shared periphery.

  • Area0.1x0.1-2x2 mm²
  • FilesDEF + netlist
  • Typical useSmall ASIC
Configure

Cruise

MPC

RISC-V-oriented lane with retroSoC IP, 36 programmable IOs, SDK, and bring-up support.

  • Area0.1x0.1-1x1 mm²
  • FilesDEF + netlist
  • Typical useRISC-V core
Configure

OSOC

MPC

One Student One Chip special path using the official SoC environment and course checklist.

  • AreaAssessment rules
  • FilesPackage + netlist
  • IncentiveEligible free tapeout
Configure