The plan for the test chip program: what the test chip must prove, its scope, schedule, budget, partners and the gates it must pass.
Plan Work product in the Hard IP lifecycle and the Fabless startup chip lifecycle
A test chip consumes much of a seed round, so it must be scoped to retire the biggest technical risks and nothing more. The plan sets that scope and the schedule to meet a shuttle. Without it, the test chip grows, misses its shuttle or fails to answer the questions investors and the product need.
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