Merge pull request #82 from afaerber/validation

Validate technology field values
aolofsson · Jul 10, 2024 · 72ff4e6 · 72ff4e6
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -26,24 +26,25 @@
 
 | Technology| Description                                      |
 |-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
-|ASIC       | Custom silicon
-|AI         | AI hardware
-|ANALOG     | All things analog
-|CHIPLETS   | Chiplet related
-|EDA        | Design automation tools
-|HEALTH     | Health centric devices
-|HPC        | High performance computing
-|MEMORY     | Memory
-|MEMS       | MEMS based technology
-|MFG        | Manufacturing related
+|ASIC | Custom silicon
+|AI | AI hardware
+|ANALOG | All things analog
+|CHIPLETS | Chiplet related
+|EDA | Design automation tools
+|FPGA | Field-programmable gate array
+|HEALTH | Health centric devices
+|HPC | High performance computing
+|MEMORY | Memory
+|MEMS | MEMS based technology
+|MFG | Manufacturing related
 |NETWORKING | Various connectivity pieces
-|RF         | Wireless
-|PHOTONICS  | Photonic based startups
-|QUANTUM    | Quantum computing
-|RISC-V     | RISC-V based startups
-|SECURITY   | Security techhnology
-|SENSORS    | Sensing devices
-|SPACE      | Space technology
+|RF | Wireless
+|PHOTONICS | Photonic based startups
+|QUANTUM | Quantum computing
+|RISC-V | RISC-V based startups
+|SECURITY | Security techhnology
+|SENSORS | Sensing devices
+|SPACE | Space technology
 
 ## Startups
 
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@
 |[Vayyar](https://vayyar.com) | SENSORS | 2011 | IL |High resolution image sensors |
 |[Ventana Micro](https://ventanamicro.com) | RISC-V | 2018 | US |RISC-V CPU cores and compute subsystems |
 |[Volantis Semiconductor](https://volantissemi.ai) | AI | 2022 | US |AI processors |
-|[VyperCore](https://vypercore.com) | RISC_V | 2022 | UK |RISC-V processors |
+|[VyperCore](https://vypercore.com) | RISC-V | 2022 | UK |RISC-V processors |
 |[Xanadu](https://xanadu.ai) | PHOTONICS | 2016 | US |Photonic based quantum computer |
 |[Xscape Photonics](https://xscapephotonics.com) | PHOTONICS | 2022 | US |Photonic communication chips |
 |[Xsight Labs](https://xsightlabs.com) | HPC | 2017 | IL |Chipsets for accelerating data-intensive workloads |

diff --git a/header.md b/header.md
@@ -23,24 +23,3 @@
 * Pie-chart is from March 5, 2024 (not auto-generated)
 
 ![Startups](piechart.png)
-
-| Technology| Description                                      |
-|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
-|ASIC       | Custom silicon
-|AI         | AI hardware
-|ANALOG     | All things analog
-|CHIPLETS   | Chiplet related
-|EDA        | Design automation tools
-|HEALTH     | Health centric devices
-|HPC        | High performance computing
-|MEMORY     | Memory
-|MEMS       | MEMS based technology
-|MFG        | Manufacturing related
-|NETWORKING | Various connectivity pieces
-|RF         | Wireless
-|PHOTONICS  | Photonic based startups
-|QUANTUM    | Quantum computing
-|RISC-V     | RISC-V based startups
-|SECURITY   | Security techhnology
-|SENSORS    | Sensing devices
-|SPACE      | Space technology
diff --git a/startups.csv b/startups.csv
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Vaire Computing,vaire.co,ANALOG,UK,2021,Near zero energy computing
 Vayyar,vayyar.com,SENSORS,IL,2011,High resolution image sensors
 Ventana Micro,ventanamicro.com,RISC-V,US,2018,RISC-V CPU cores and compute subsystems
 Volantis Semiconductor,volantissemi.ai,AI,US,2022,AI processors
-VyperCore,vypercore.com,RISC_V,UK,2022,RISC-V processors
+VyperCore,vypercore.com,RISC-V,UK,2022,RISC-V processors
 Xanadu,xanadu.ai,PHOTONICS,US,2016,Photonic based quantum computer
 Xscape Photonics,xscapephotonics.com,PHOTONICS,US,2022,Photonic communication chips
 Xsight Labs,xsightlabs.com,HPC,IL,2017,Chipsets for accelerating data-intensive workloads

diff --git a/technologies.csv b/technologies.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Technology,Description
+ASIC,Custom silicon
+AI,AI hardware
+ANALOG,All things analog
+CHIPLETS,Chiplet related
+EDA,Design automation tools
+FPGA,Field-programmable gate array
+HEALTH,Health centric devices
+HPC,High performance computing
+MEMORY,Memory
+MEMS,MEMS based technology
+MFG,Manufacturing related
+NETWORKING,Various connectivity pieces
+RF,Wireless
+PHOTONICS,Photonic based startups
+QUANTUM,Quantum computing
+RISC-V,RISC-V based startups
+SECURITY,Security techhnology
+SENSORS,Sensing devices
+SPACE,Space technology
diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 import os
 import csv
 import re
+import sys
 
 def main():
 
     # Read in CSV files
+    technologies = list(csv.DictReader(open("technologies.csv", "r"), delimiter=","))
     startups = list(csv.DictReader(open("startups.csv", "r"), delimiter=","))
     alumni = list(csv.DictReader(open("alumni.csv", "r"), delimiter=","))
 
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ def main():
         for line in header:
             print(line, file=f)
 
+        ################################
+        # Printing out technologies
+        ################################
+        print("\n| Technology| Description                                      |", file=f)
+        print(  "|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|", file=f)
+        for x in technologies:
+            print(f"|{x['Technology']} | {x['Description']}", file=f)
+
         ################################
         # Printing out all startups
         ################################
@@ -33,6 +43,14 @@ def main():
         print("|---------|------------|---------|---------|-------------|", file=f)
         for x in startups:
             print(f"|[{x['Company']}](https://{x['Website']}) | {x['Technology']} | {x['Founded']} | {x['Country']} |{x['Description']} |", file=f)
+            found = False
+            for t in technologies:
+                if x['Technology'] == t['Technology']:
+                    found = True
+                    break
+            if not found:
+               print(f"Warning: {x['Company']} uses undefined technology {x['Technology']}. "
+                      "Please spell-check or add to technologies.csv.", file=sys.stderr)
 
         ################################
         # Printing out exits