Fred Tombs

Hardware/software engineer specializing in FPGA architecture, EDA tool development, and silicon tapeout. 5 years building production EDA tools and shipping silicon.

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Uncle Magazine 2025
Sherm the Worm
Rose Umbrella
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  • The Years of Lyndon Johnson — Robert Caro
  • The Power Broker — Robert Caro
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance — Robert M. Pirsig
  • CMOS VLSI Design — Weste & Harris
  • Advanced FPGA Design — Steve Kilts
  • A Confederacy of Dunces — John Kennedy Toole
  • Remainder — Tom McCarthy
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude — Gabriel García Márquez