Training plan · Investors
Venture and public-market investors, financial analysts and corporate development teams who need to judge where a chip company really stands: which stage a programme has reached, what evidence its last gate rested on, which events create or destroy value, how node, foundry, packaging and supply choices shape risk, and what a fab build or a product retirement means for the numbers. No engineering background is assumed; the focus is decisions, gates, risk and supply.
11 modules across three levels, a capstone and collateral. Built on the Hub's lifecycles, stage guides, gate packs, checklists, tool flows, decisions and governance flows. Version 0.1.0, revised 2026-10-19.
How to read a lifecycle, what a gate decides, and the startup lifecycle with its funding gates.
Tape-out, first silicon, qualification and production release as value events, and node, foundry, packaging and supply as risk.
Fab build economics, end of life and last-time buy, and due diligence built on gate checklists.
Capstone: A gate-based investment memo.
The sample module is for registered members; the full plan, its exercises, self-checks and collateral are part of paid plans. Registration is free and takes a minute. You come back to this page afterwards.