Silicon Exposed

I've been reverse engineering a programmable logic device (Xilinx XC2C32A) made on UMC's 180nm eNVM process for the last few months ...

So, it's been a while since I've posted anything and I figured I'd throw up a quick update. I've been super busy over the ...

This is the story of the hunt for a bug that I've been chasing, on and off, for the last month. After my last post on the PDU, I began...

As I mentioned in my last post, powering all of the prototyping boards on my desk presents some unique challenges. With only one exception (...

It's been a while since I've posted about a project I've done rather than a tool or some of my reversing work. This one is purel...

All of the JTAG utilities I've been mentioning are quite handy if you need to load a bitstream onto a board from one of several workstat...

Back in 2010 when I was first getting into IC RE, John and myself decapped a huge number of chips which have sat around in gel trays in my l...