> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chipforge.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

ChipForge has successfully moved beyond the conceptual stage, establishing a production-ready decentralized hardware design platform and achieving significant architectural milestones through the network's initial challenges. Our focus has been on building a robust infrastructure and securing foundational, high-value RISC-V Intellectual Property (IP).

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  <Card title="Foundational Infrastructure Achievements" icon="computer" href="/whitepaper/progress/infra">
    We have established the technical bedrock necessary for distributed hardware design competition and verification
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  <Card title="RISC-V Architectural IP Secured" icon="solar-system" href="/whitepaper/progress/risc">
    Through successful completion of the Sequential Extension Integration phase, the network has secured a robust, verifiable RISC-V core
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