Stack Maps
Opinionated, living reference maps of the modern hardware development stack. Layers, incumbents, insurgents, and where the gaps are. Updated as the ground moves; bookmark them.
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Modern Hardware Development Stack
The end-to-end stack a modern hardware team actually runs on: design, simulation, test, CI, manufacturing. Layered, opinionated, with named gaps.
AI in Hardware Development
Where AI is actually compressing hardware cycle time today, layer by layer: RTL, place-and-route, DV, PCB, DFM, test authoring, supply.
Shift-Left Testing Stack
The stack that lets every test run in CI, not a lab bench: unit, integration, HIL, on-target, and compliance. Where the gaps are.
Validation-as-Code Stack
What validation looks like when specs, tests, coverage, and sign-off artifacts all live in Git. The tools, the formats, the missing layer.
Product Realization Stack
The workflow from idea to shipped unit (requirements, CAD, BOM, MFG, field) and which layers have been code-ified vs which are still PDFs in SharePoint.
BOM / Supply Chain Intelligence Stack
Component data, distributor APIs, substitution, risk, compliance, and BOM management. Where the data is open, where it is not, and what that enables.