Submit Design
Upload the file package required by your template: GDS for MPW, DEF and Verilog netlist for MPC.
ECOS55-2610 tapeout deadline: 2026-09-15
Flexible, convenient, and affordable tapeout for builders who need a guided path from local design files to real ECOS55 silicon.
Primary Workflow
Choose a template, upload the right design resources, bind the submission to a shuttle, pass signoff, pay, then track the physical voyage.
Upload the file package required by your template: GDS for MPW, DEF and Verilog netlist for MPC.
Select a shuttle, optional services, coupon eligibility, and bind the submission to signoff.
Track DRC, LVS, layer density, XOR, and engineering review as visible order states.
Follow GDS ready, tapeout, wafer start, fabrication, dicing, packaging, board assembly, and shipping.
Shuttles
Each shuttle works like a scheduled departure: deadline, capacity, gate, signoff state, and WIP stage are visible before you commit.
Templates
Ark gives you a dedicated MPW die. Freighter, Cruise, and OSOC use MPC economics to share chip infrastructure while keeping user designs isolated.
For complete SoCs, MCUs, mixed-signal prototypes, and custom ASICs that need independent die ownership.
Flexible small-area chip prototyping with programmable IO and optional board support.
RISC-V oriented shared-chip template with retroSoC infrastructure, SDK, and bring-up path.
A course-aligned Cruise variant for One Student One Chip style submissions and assessments.
Ecosystem
55nm process foundation maintained with the ECOS ecosystem and foundry collaboration.
QSPI, PSRAM, UART, PLL, retroSoC, OSOC, and reference designs become reusable launch equipment.
Local file upload today, cloud-native chip design tools tomorrow, tied into the same submission and order flow.
Incentives
Prototype coupon programs are mocked but shaped around the platform brief: open source contributors and OSOC learners can qualify for subsidized tapeout.
Applicants can attach a public repository, contribution note, course certificate, or OSOC assessment record during order creation.
User Dashboard
Users can submit design resources independently, then create orders when a shuttle and service package are ready.
Final CTA
Start with a template, estimate the order, or submit your design for the ECOS55-2610 departure.