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MPW path for prototype silicon demos before pilot production

Plan a mature-node MPW brief for customer demos, investor demos, university milestones or pilot-production evidence without exposing confidential design IP publicly.

RFQ non-confidential firstHuman confirmed route

Direct answer

How should teams prepare MPW for a prototype silicon demo?

Teams preparing prototype silicon demos should start with a non-confidential MPW brief that explains the demo objective, target node/process family, die-size range, package/test need, sample quantity, schedule deadline, country and end-use context. MST can screen the path toward MPW, packaging/test and logistics, but a demo deadline is not a capacity or schedule guarantee.

  • Demo-driven teams often need packaged samples, wafer probe, basic functional test, sockets, boards or logistics planning in addition to MPW.
  • The first RFQ should separate what is needed for proof-of-concept evidence from what belongs in a later pilot or full-mask run.
  • MST can route missing fields before the buyer shares confidential design files through an approved NDA path.

What to prepare

  1. Demo purpose: customer pilot, investor milestone, university course, research tapeout, product-risk reduction or internal validation.
  2. Target sample form: wafer, bare die, packaged units or tested samples.
  3. Package/test assumptions, destination country, logistics constraints and desired evidence from the prototype.
  4. Fallback schedule flexibility if the first preferred shuttle window is not reviewable.

Public boundary

  1. A demo date does not create a public capacity reservation, shipment promise or tapeout commitment.
  2. Pilot-production readiness, full-mask transition, yield and reliability evidence are separate review topics.
  3. Confidential design packages move only after the correct NDA, partner approval and secure exchange path.

Internal route

Route this requirement into an executable path

Use this page as the technical answer, then move into the right MST entry point for screening, RFQ or scenario routing.

MPW hub

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MPW RFQ intake

Submit a non-confidential MPW brief for MST review before any sensitive design exchange.

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Next step

Turn this into a reviewable MPW RFQ

Share a short non-confidential brief first. MST screens node, process, PDK/NDA, package/test, schedule, country and end-use before any sensitive design-file path.

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