| James E. Stine, Jr., Ph.D. | |
| Earl and Caronlyn Glimp Professor | |
| Oklahoma State University | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering Deapartment | |
| VLSI Computer Architecture Research Group | |
| Re: Work with Google/SkyWater/eFabless Technologies | |
| We are currently working with Google (www.google.com), Skywater | |
| Technologies (www.skywatertechnology.com) in Bloomington, MN and | |
| eFabless (efabless.com) in San Jose, CA. For this project, we are | |
| creating software that allows integrated circuits to be created using | |
| something called standard-cell libraries | |
| (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_cell). | |
| These cells allow digital logic designs (e.g., microprocessors) to be | |
| fabricated and operate at a certain speeds or frequencies (i.e., Mhz). | |
| Based on the current assessment of our library, it appears that we can | |
| create microprocessors from this library that operate approximately at | |
| 350MHz or more. We believe the classification of this technology to | |
| fall within the 3A001 ECCN of the EAR. | |
| The United States through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) | |
| has specific classification laws that relate to microprocessors, | |
| circuits, and communication devices. They specifically state in their | |
| document "Commerce Control List, Supplement No. 1 Part 774, Dated May | |
| 23, 2019" the following: | |
| "Microprocessor microcircuits, microcomputer microcircuits and | |
| microcontroller microcircuits, manufactured from a compound | |
| semiconductor and operating at a clock frequency exceeding 40 MHz" | |
| The library and any work that Oklahoma State University provides | |
| should only be utilized within the guidelines defined by the EAR as | |
| regulated by the United States Department of Commerce and distributed | |
| to those involved who understand that this library is only utilized | |
| for educational/academic intentions. | |