"According to the 2nd September blog post on the companys official site, the ASICs are now undergoing thermal tests and simulations. The development team also released diagrams of the updated enclosure, which the company previously said was being reimagined.
The team added that it expects to begin shipping the Viper later this month, "
they're running simulations. haven't even gone to tapeout yet.
my "manufacturing simulation" shows that odds of delivery by month end are zero.
good news is that every single customer is good to say 'oh, you're now super-duper even out of your illegal TOS late, give me my money back'
these guys are going under. I think they know it too, hence no tapeout, no delivery of components, nothing. why spend the money. shovel as much as you can out the door and declare bankruptcy.