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.