[monological]

Started a company to build chip testers. Didn't go anywhere, but I had a ton of fun doing the hardware and software. One specific example is writing a Linux driver to interact with your IP block running on the FPGA. Got to see what happens on the other side of the kernel.

https://www.geminicomplex.com/

[djmips]

I had chip tester on my resume when I was starting out because it sounded impressive - actually it was wood chips - for a pulp and paper company...