I think you can get your answer in raq vol 10 #6. What concerns me is that the computer simulations were done to replace the fpga. Then I thought the next step was the asic but according to raq vol 16 #3 we still need to make the fpga that was due out in Jan. and then have that tested before moving on to asic.For me this is another step (more time) that I didn't expect.I thought the computer simulations took the place of the fpga stage in testing.