Good luck. Making hardware in general, and silicon specifically, is a clusterfuck compared to the software world HN readers likely expect.
Know how a good undergraduate CS degree involves writing hundreds of fully functioning programs? A great graduate EE degree might involve one single functioning piece of silicon.
Know how we bitch about compile time in the minutes or, god forbid, hours? Turnaround time on silicon is weeks at the minimum.
Oh, I've no illusion that it's easy. It's just one of the few possible "building something for bitcoin miners" developments that is likely (if it happens) to have significant positive benefits (other than through bitcoin) long term. I wish anyone attempting it substantial luck, as well!
Know how a good undergraduate CS degree involves writing hundreds of fully functioning programs? A great graduate EE degree might involve one single functioning piece of silicon.
Know how we bitch about compile time in the minutes or, god forbid, hours? Turnaround time on silicon is weeks at the minimum.