| What is Open Hardware?
Open Source Hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make and sell the design or hardware based on that design. The hardware’s source is available in the preferred format for making modifications to it. extracted from OSHW Definition V1.0

| WIZnet Colum about Open Hardware
New Hardware Economy
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal ("Forget the Web, Start-Ups Get Real", Aug. 18, 2012), Silicon Valley USA is seeing a new wave of hardware startups. It tells of a resurgence of garage shops fueled by investment from top-tier venture capitalists. Compared to the typical here-today (and gone tomorrow?) social media startup flying on a wing and a web page, the investors appreciate that hardware is a 'real' business. For more, click here

| WIZnet in Open Hardware
Arduino Ethernet Shield & Clones

Arduino (www.arduino.cc) is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. WIZnet’ chip and module are being used in the Arduino’s Ethernet Shield, and adopted in its clones.

Design Contest with Circuit Cellar

Design Contest with Parallax

The Spinneret Web Server design contest served to promote the emerging open-source hardware community by encouraging the use of good open-source design practices, cooperation, and proactive sharing of new designs. Click here to view the contest winners.

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