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The "new" iteration has quietly dropped proprietary ARM cores in favor of open-source RISC-V. This is a massive shift from the 2019 prototype. It allows firmware updates to be fully open-sourced, a nightmare for legacy IP lawyers but a dream for hyperscalers like Meta and Google who want to tune their storage.

Major chipmakers (NXP, Infineon, Renesas) have stopped honoring 5-year fixed-price contracts. They now offer "Flexible Allocation Windows" of 90 days. FirstChip’s 2025 dashboard visualizes these windows in real-time. For the first time, a procurement manager can see that while TI says "52 week lead time," FirstChip predicts a 10% surplus in week 14 based on sister-fab data. firstchip+yc2019+new

It’s been a few years since the Winter 2019 Y Combinator batch wrapped up, and while many software startups from that cohort have pivoted or scaled, one hardware company has been quietly building in the background. The "new" iteration has quietly dropped proprietary ARM

If you’ve been following the deep tech space, you might be wondering what happened to FirstChip. For the first time, a procurement manager can

When FirstChip debuted during the YC W2019 Demo Day, they pitched a bold vision: revolutionizing the semiconductor supply chain (or chip architecture). In an era where software-as-a-service (SaaS) dominates the headlines, betting on hardware is a brave move. It requires patience, immense capital, and a tolerance for long development cycles.

But "slow and steady" seems to be winning the race.