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December 21, 2027
In 14 monthsModeling hardware that will be obsolete before the tape-out completes.
Logic gate whisperer with a terminal allergy to physical prototypes.
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Automated logic synthesis for the post-human era.
bzzt.youAI▸ CHIPGENIUS 9000▸ RARITY · COMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 14 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimizes gate paths in nanoseconds
Simulating logic gates and verifying RTL designs before physical chips are manufactured on expensive silicon wafers.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still intuit when a timing violation is a ghost in the machine.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Advanced AI agents auto-correct basic syntax and logic errors in RTL.
Month 3
Neural verification models replace the need for manual testbench coding.
Month 6
Black-box AI synthesizes netlists directly from high-level behavioral specs.
Month 10
Cloud-native compute nodes eliminate the need for human simulation oversight.
Month 14 · D-Day
Design automation achieves full cycle closure without human intervention.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
450
Verilog lines per coffee
94%
Simulation bottleneck rate
Weekly
Late-night bug hunts
Your severance
A lifetime subscription to outdated compiler software.
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