Aegis Democratizes FPGA Design With Fully Open Silicon

Aegis is the first FPGA where the silicon itself is fully open-source, not just the tooling—a fundamental shift from existing projects that reverse-engineer or build around proprietary architectures. Developers can now design, simulate, and tape-out custom FPGA devices end-to-end using open PDKs and foundry services, eliminating dependence on closed silicon ecosystems. This breakthrough has major implications for open-source hardware and embedded systems, where transparency and design freedom have historically been constrained by proprietary fabrication.