Silicon Exposed

I've been added as a contributing author to CMOSfold , the "weekly centerfold" of nude semiconductors run by my friend and col...

This is the second post in my "Lab Tour" series. If you haven't read the first one, it's here . As with last time I'...

The sensor I studied in my last post was delivered to me in a partially disassembled state. After returning to the e-waste dumpster we were ...

While dumpster diving the e-waste bins on campus, one of my roommates found a control board of some sort that had an unusual sensor on it....

Several people, upon seeing some of the photos taken during my work, have asked for more information about my lab setup. I've been posti...

Earlier today I was cleaning out a drawer in my lab and found a broken USB webcam. Before throwing it out I decided to desolder the sensor c...

I've gotten a lot of requests recently to share some details on my BGA assembly process, so without further ado here it is! The board ...