TSU Protocol: Seeking Partners for Open-Source RISC-V NPU Tape-Out

We're building TSU Protocol — an open, royalty-free RISC-V NPU standard for edge AI inference — and we're actively seeking sponsorship partners for our first MPW tape-out.

The Ask

We need $50K-$200K to cover MPW shuttle costs on a 28nm or 22nm process. In return, partners get:

Their name on the first open-source AI inference chip tape-out

Co-authorship of the TSU ISA specification

Early access to TSU RTL and validation data

Featured placement on the TSU website and GitHub

Companies We're Talking To

We believe the following organizations would be natural partners for open AI silicon:

Efabless ( https://efabless.com/contact )

SiFive ( https://www.sifive.com/contact )

Esperanto Technologies ( https://esperanto.ai/contact/ )

Tenstorrent ( https://tenstorrent.com/contact/ )

CHIPS Alliance ( https://chipsalliance.org/about/ )

RISC-V International ( https://riscv.org/contact/ )

Microchip (PolarFire) (…