Contact: JohnDMcMaster *at* gmail.com or digshadow on Disocrd. Once you have an account go to [[your_first_page]]

Thanks for your interest in contributing data to the silicon archive! We accept any chip images / data you have, regardless of quality. In short if you want your data added:
  * Provide a copyright release for your work. Generally this is some form of Creative Commons such as CC BY 4.0 (you want attribution but any use is allowed), CC BY-NC 4.0 (you want attribution and no commercial usage), or CC0 (public domain). If you need help with this we can provide additional guidance
  * If you want attribution in the copyright release, please specify how you want to be attributed
  * Optionally you can have an account created for you if you want to contribute directly
  * We need a handle for the account name / namespace. By default we'll use your last name or server handle, but let us know if otherwise
  * Supply a first contribution image including 1) who makes the chip (ex: Atmel) 2) the part number of the chip (ex: ATMEGA328P) 3) the files including die shots and/or package photos
  * Send the requested info to a server admin (usually John / digshadow). They will create your first page
    * Copyright release including how you want to be attributed
    * Requested handle for your account / namespace
    * Image(s) for your first page
  * Consider joining the sipr0n discord (email admin for a link)

While we will take all chip image data, a few factors may affect how we ingest and prioritize it. Some quick notes:
  * The focus is on chip images / layout. We generally aren't collecting datasheets or other adjacent technical info
  * The most valuable submissions are for a chip that hasn't been previously imaged and that we have a package photo for
  * A low quality photo of a chip we've never seen is generally more valuable than a high quality photo of a chip we already have. Ex: a high quality ATMEGA328 photo wouldn't be as valuable, but if you had a grainy photo of a prototype Motorola 68000 we'd love to have that
  * Anything that is encumbered by copyright may be added to the private "research" collection. Ex: proprietary chip layout files

Once you have an account with upload permission, check out [[tool:start|the upload page]] for more information. This will include specifics like how to name files