Silicon Exposed

One of the little things in board design that a lot of hobbyists neglect (although the practice is fairly widespread in industry) is traceab...

Laser decapsulation is commonly used by professional shops to rapidly remove material before finishing with a chemical etch. Upon finding o...

Introduction This is the second post in a series on the SoC framework I'm developing for my research. I'm going to get into more i...

Those of you who have read my older posts may remember that I am currently pursuing a PhD in computer science at RPI. My research focus is t...

Well, it's been a long time since my last post and a lot has been going on. I'm still alive and hacking :) I've been mostly wo...

I was recently asked by an online acquaintance to review his BGA soldering process and make suggestions to improve yield. The test board w...

I finally got an IC decapsulation setup up and running in my new lab. Been a while but I'm back in business :) Now that I have a prope...