The article discusses the author's quest to build open-source networking equipment, with the ultimate goal of creating a full router. As part of this journey, they aim to design a networking switch ASIC chip, having previously successfully taped out a simple three-port switch via Tiny Tapeout. The author was presented with an unexpected opportunity to tape out their own full chip for free, but with a tight deadline of just 96 hours, prompting them to embark on a challenging design process, navigating complexities such as chip architecture, power delivery, and packaging, in a remarkably short timeframe.