Andonstar AN249 vs Linkmicro LM249 vs TOMLOV DM602 - Digital Microscope Comparison Episode 2 EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-10-22 | Andonstar AN249 vs Linkmicro LM249 vs TOMLOV DM602 - Digital Microscope Comparison Episode 2
DNA Sequencing chip #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-10-21 | This chip is made by Nabsys and has a date of 2014. If you want to learn more about it, I'd highly recommend checking out their Website. They also have a YouTube channel, @Nabsys , with a very cool video about this sort of technology.
100 Silicon chips! (100K subscriber special) EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-10-07 | Thank you for 100K subscribers!UPDATE:The giveaway has closed! Congratulations to @LeeisGood for winning! I'll contact you via email shortly. I assigned a number to each entry based on the order they were received and then used Google's random number generator to pick a number. Thanks to everyone who entered and for your continued support!I put together this video as a way to say thanks for your support. The video contains 100 silicon chips, which I look at under the microscope. I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to hear if you have a favorite. If you also happen to know anything about the UNKNOWN chips, feel free to leave a comment!CHIP LIST (If you have any info on UNKNOWN chips, let me know!)1:00 ATMEL 57714E/032:00 Samsung S3P72F5DZZ-C0C5-3PXRZB3:00 Samsung S3C7515D88-C0C5-3CXRZB4:00 Samsung S8A0065X015:00 Samsung S3P7588X43-C0C8-4AXRZB6:00 Samsung S3P75837:00 UNKNOWN ?8:00 UNKNOWN ?9:00 Toshiba JT5BR6-7B1010:00 King Billion HE83145-HE015H11:00 Samsung KM23C4000D12:00 Sitronix ST2618B-0152-B13:00 SHARP LI35131714:00 United Microelectronics Corp. UM93420H-53/A15:00 HUGHES 50216:00 MOSEL MSS0907-45917:00 National Semi. CD4017418:00 Siliconix SD21019:00 National Semi. CD4016120:00 National Semi. CD402421:00 Nuvoton/Winbond W538T8089P0322:00 Nuvoton/Winbond W541C200665223:00 Nuvoton/Winbond W584B015257024:00 Winbond W541C260338225:00 Tenex TM8726-A0626:00 Holtek HT162127:00 Toshiba JTB31261A-AS28:00 SG SG6810-01629:00 General Plus GPL162002A-003A-C30:00 General Plus GPCD9341A-056A-C31:00 King Billion HE83006-R00732:00 VISHAY 1K105-049V-001 33:00 RCA 54AC7434:00 PMI TMP01GBC35:00 Elan Micro U856836:00 Samsung S3P72B9DD5-C0C7-3AXRZB37:00 IBM “ENDSTAR” 50G664438:00 Elan Micro Q418N-WL022HXQ39:00 Elan Micro U8811-MLOO8HXZ40:00 SG SGL603-07141:00 CHIPCON CC250042:00 SEIKO EPSON E0C63458D3M43:00 SANDISK/TOSHIBA EGK0 32G44:00 SANDISK/TOSHIBA FFM5 64G45:00 Sitronix ST2016B-0218-B46:00 General Plus GPCE4P096UA-C47:00 UNKNOWN, YG3D043A-07348:00 SONIX SXC26E4HB00249:00 UNKNOWN, TRC6168B50:00 SONIX S32F707MT002H51:00 Alpha IC576-V452:00 Micrel MIC501153:00 Sunplus SPC500A1-33A54:00 Winbond W521885805H55:00 UNKNOWN, UW93420H-53/A56:00 Elan Micro U8568-FS006HXP57:00 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP UM23C1101H-L56558:00 HOLTEK HT164759:00 Nyquest 661010300841:00:00 Elan Micro ST015-UF-11HXP1:01:00 General Plus GPL02E2-167A-C1:02:00 SONIX SXC5220AT0041:03:00 UNKNOWN, SL002-TRS-021:04:00 General Plus GPL169256A-039A-C1:05:00 Winbond W538T8086P031:06:00 General Plus GPLB52A24A-090A-C1:07:00 SPANSION 98M5381:08:00 Nyquest NY5C265C-057b1:09:00 SONIX S66KD028-SX1:10:00 TOSHIBA JT96311:11:00 SUNPLUS MPU0758700-041:12:00 SiGma 23C3445D-01051:13:00 SONIX SNAD01ACHIP-D1:14:00 SONIX SR032MT0231:15:00 MXIC 155-11261-03-A1:16:00 NABSYS C02Kdas1:17:00 INNO TECH VT2108-1D1:18:00 General Plus GPC3256A-2H3B-C1:19:00 SUNPLUS GPC11128A-093A-C1:20:00 Samsung S6B0108A0-C0CX-3AXR2B1:21:00 UNKNOWN1:22:00 National Semi LMV324MDC1:23:00 UNKNOWN, T1D31:24:00 UNKNOWN, T3A21:25:00 UNKNOWN, G8B1:26:00 UNKNOWN, 115C21:27:00 UNKNOWN1:28:00 ZILOG Z8F6421:29:00 NUVOTON/WINBOND W588C3500P021:30:00 GENERAL PLUS MXIC SPR23L6400E-290A-C1:31:00 SAMSUNG K9G4G08U0A1:32:00 SKYWORKS AP368E1161:33:00 SKYWORKS PC368E1041:34:00 SKYWORKS AP368E113B1:35:00 SKYWORKS AP368E112C1:36:00 TI TMX37114_PAD1:37:00 ATI 2V5R4SD221:38:00 VIA VT32271:39:00 RCA, UNKNOWN1:40:00 DTC, UNKNOWNAll music used in this video is AI generated with a Soundful Pro membership plan.
If you want to view Silicon chips, Id recommend checking out @johndmcmaster s Siliconpr0n website EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-08-25 | ...
A silicon train driving along some tracks #componentscloseup #electronics EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-08-20 | ...
Analog Devices AD14160 - The Quad SHARC EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-08-05 | This interesting part caught my eye when I came across it in a scrap circuit board listing on Ebay. These parts turned out to be the AD14160, also referred to as the Quad SHARC. This is because it actually contains four ADSP-21060 SHARC cores inside of it. These SHARC chips have a hidden silicon doodle of a shark on them.In this video, I open up one of these AD14160 parts for viewing under the microscope. I also did a bit of digging and learned about the circuit board that it was soldered to.Timestamps:---------------------------------------------------0:00 Video Intro0:57 IXTHOS circuit board2:17 Intro to AD14160 and ADSP-210603:50 Removing parts4:53 Sanding the AD141605:44 First look inside6:30 View under the microscope7:45 Outro8:30 Bonus extra clips and picsJoin the ChipChat Discord Server!---------------------------------------------------discord.gg/jWqwvkJgRyFind me on other platforms---------------------------------------------------Instagram:instagram.com/evilmonkeyzdesignzTikTok:tiktok.com/@evilmonkeyzdesignzTwitter:twitter.com/evilmnkyzdsignzStop by my website to purchase some PCBcoins, Silicon wafers, and more! Each purchase helps fund the work I am doing to document more chips.---------------------------------------------------Website Store:evilmonkeyzdesignz.com/new-productsRelevant Video links:---------------------------------------------------AD14160 Datasheetanalog.com/en/products/ad14160.htmlADSP-21060 Datasheetanalog.com/en/products/adsp-21060.htmlAnalog Devices article on the Quad SHARCanalog.com/media/en/analog-dialogue/volume-31/number-2/articles/volume31-number2.pdf#page=10IXZ1644-0-B3110 Ixthos board listing (includes link for datasheet)artisantg.com/TestMeasurement/84638-1/Curtiss-Wright-DY-4-Ixthos-IXZ1644-0-B3110-RealTime-MultiProcessing-VME-BoardVideo clip sources---------------------------------------------------0:28 - 0:37 : @CuriousMarc youtube.com/watch?v=dD3XbBA_DF8---------------------------------------------------AI disclaimer: Music used in this video was generated by AI with a Soundful Premium subscription.
Inside a Raytheon RC4444 Balanced Switching Crosspoint Array #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-07-08 | ...
Ultra-fast Quad 3-input NOR gate from GigaBit Logic #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-06-05 | ...
CCU #289: TMD2712 Ambient Light & Proximity Sensor #ComponentsCloseUp EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-23 | ...
Is this the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? A look inside the WEITEK 3170 Math Coprocessor EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-21 | ...
Laser diode driver integrated circuit #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-20 | In a previous video, I looked at a laser diode with my microscope, but I didn't mention where it came from. It was from an HFCT 5205A optical transceiver module from HP. In this video, I also take a look at the ASIC responsible for modulating the laser to drive out the data down the fiber optic link.
Do you know what makes this pattern? The answer is magnets! #magnet #magnetic #science EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-16 | ...
CCU #299: OQ2535WC 32-bit multiplexer for SONET applications #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-11 | ...
CCU #236: TCD1 Thomson-CSF Hybrid Ceramic Circuit #ComponentsCloseUp EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-08 | ...
Sometimes, the chips break, featuring the VY06416 from Future Domain Corp EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-02 | ...
Analog Devices AD2S82A Monolithic Resolver to Digital Converter #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-05-01 | ...
Silicon Chips with #Simpsons code-names EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-29 | What does this electronic component have in common with the Simpsons? In order to find out, the silicon chip inside needs to be extracted and observed with a microscope.Hot air weakens the epoxy, allowing it to be removed from the silicon. Let's put it under the microscope to get a closer look.This chip is the SIL154CT64 PanelLink transceiver from Silicon Image, and was given the codename Milhouse. As such, it includes a silicon doodle of Milhouse’s face.I’ve opened up other Silicon Image parts in the hopes they may also contain other doodles, like this SIL905BCQ52. Unfortunately, not every Silicon Image part appears to have one. This part lacks a doodle, but was given another Simpson’s related codename. This is the Selma chip, which is a DVI to VGA converter. I discovered that this part was used in the Philips FTP2.2E Plasma television, after I found a schematic for it. I wonder if any other Silicon Image parts are hiding other secrets :)
🐯 Tiger on a silicon wafer, the DS2256 from Dallas Semiconductor EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-28 | Let's take a closer look at a very interesting silicon wafer from Dallas Semiconductor with a hidden doodle on it.There are some rather large chips on this silicon wafer, and there might actually be more stuff in the margins in between each chip then there are actual chips on it. It’s in these margins where the doodle lives. In order to see it thought, we need the help of a microscope.Sitting next to some test circuits is a Tiger with the text “GEUAX DSC”.Unfortunately, this is an unfinished wafer. The back of the wafer says DS2256, but I wasn’t able to find a datasheet for this part. To me, it looks like some type of SRAM. There is however a datasheet for the DS2257, which is a 32 Kilobyte SRAM. Since nearby Dallas Semi part numbers are usually related, it’s highly plausible the DS2256 is also an SRAM deviceThis wafer is loaded with interesting looking test patterns. It also has a very inspirational quote left behind by one of the designers.
Is this a 50 year old ROM? #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-27 | These Interesting looking components are 50 years old. Let's open one up to take a closer look.After removing the lid with hot air, the silicon chip inside can be viewed with a microscope.There is limited information about these parts, but the consensus is that they are custom ROMs, but the specific application isn't necessarily known. I have many different versions of this part from various manufacturers. This one is from AMI, but the others are marked with the Fairchild and Burroughs logos. The part I opened in the video is marked with a date code of 7407, which should translate to the 7th week of 1974. The other number on the lid is 2472-8861, which is a different 8 digit number from the other parts. There are a total of 51 pins on this white ceramic Pin Grid Array part.I assume that if I was to open up the others, they would most likely have the same or similar chips inside, but the ROM would contain different hard-coded information.
SoS: Silicon on Sapphire EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-26 | Check out Ken Shirriff's blog for a deep dive on this part!righto.com/2023/12/HP-silicon-on-sapphire-phi-chip.html
Fully Integrated Ballast Control IC #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-25 | Here is a fully integrated ballast control integrated circuit. Let's open it up to take a closer look at the silicon.-To get to the silicon in this part, I'll use hot air to weaken the black epoxy to the point where I can start to chip away at it. Once the silicon chip is removed, I'll use a #PCBcoin to move it over to the microscope for further viewing. -This chip is the IR2157 from International Rectifier and has a lot of interesting features, including some sections that are isolated from the rest of the circuits. This chip also has a Pac-man for the copyright symbol, and a ghost for the Maskworks M.A few of the pins on this IC are rated for voltages up to 625V, which is why they require isolation. If you want to learn more about this part, I would Highly recommend checking out the datasheet. It's well written and includes a nice block diagram of the internal components.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/ir2157.pdfQuick aside, I appreciate and listen to your feedback. Many of you had a visceral Reaction to the initial edit of this video, so I made this re edit. If you want to go back and see the original, it should be linked as a related video, otherwise click the link below!youtube.com/shorts/tZrUguwG8c0?feature=share
HP PA-7100LC Hummingbird #CPU EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-24 | #ComponentsCloseUp No. 240: PA-RISC Microprocessor*** Quick Facts! ***Manufacturer: HPPart Number: PA-7100LCTransistor Count: 900,000Process Node: 0.75 μmYear Introduced: 1994-The PA-7100LC is a 32-bit PA-RISC (Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer) microprocessor, and the first PA-RISC device to integrate an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) and FPU (Floating Point Unit) on the same silicon die (FPU was previously a separate chip).-The PA-7100LC would be typically paired with an MOIC (Memory and I/O Controller) chip, also known as the Viper chip, connected via the PBus. We have already looked at the Viper chip back on #CCU0170 . Click on the hashtag to see more about that part.-To open this part, I used the pull method rather than the pry method. The last two times I’ve attempted to open these HP parts the razor blade has always slipped and scratched the silicon. This time (as recommended by @siliconinsider ) I pulled on the lid with some pliers, which made the task very easy and resulted in no damage. Like all of the other HP parts though, the silicon is covered in some jelly goop, which can sometimes make it hard to get clear photographs up close, especially as dust starts to settle on top.-This chip contains two fantastic silicon doodles; one is the Hummingbird (the HP codename for this CPU) with the text “This Bird’s for you!!!”, and a “con artist” with a Rolex in their jacket. The “Rolex” was the name HP gave their FPU, a play on the Texas Instruments “Timex” coprocessor that was used in previous workstations.
2GB NAND storage chips #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-23 | These are the GNZ5 16 Gigabit, or 2 Gigabyte, NAND Flash chips from SanDisk & Toshiba. These could have been made into solid state storage devices like USB flash drives, however their most iconic use would have be as the main storage in the Iphone 3G & 3GS. Four of these would have been stacked together like shown in this video, and wirebonded together to make up the 8GB part, for example. Each chip measures 16x11 mm and is less than a ¼th of a mm thick, allowing them to be easily stacked. The features on these chips are extremely small, and even hard to see at 500x magnification. If all 16 Gigabits took up the entire chip area (which they don't) that would mean that each bit would be approximately 11 nanometers. In reality though, this device is an MLC NAND, meaning that each cell stores 2 bits instead of 1, reducing the total number of cells needed.
The dream is always the same EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-22 | #ComponentsCloseUp No. 233: MicroVax CPU*** Quick Facts! ***Manufacturer: DECPart Number: 21-24674-17Codename: CVAX-60 (DC580)Transistors: 134,000Process node: 1.5 µm-The DC580 32-bit microprocessor was used in the MicroVax 3100, Model 10e computer, according to sources on the internet. It was capable of operating at speeds up to 16MHz and has a 1KB integrated L1 cache. The CVAX-60, also known as the CVAX+, is actually a die-shrink of the earlier CVAX processor which was made using the 2µm process. -This chip contains a few doodles, the most notable is the hand holding the straight flush. Next to it is the text “$... THE DREAM IS ALWAYS THE SAME”, which had a double meaning. The text is allegedly a reference to the movie, “Risky Business”, and the $ referred to the boot prompt for VMS (Virtual Memory System), the operating system for the VAX computers. The dream was to get to the boot prompt on the first iteration of the chips. The ace up the sleeve referred to the VAX SOC, the Rigel.-On some DEC chips, In the margins in between the dies on the wafer, are some interesting little creatures. To me, they almost resemble a goomba from Mario, but they may actually be a mascot from an MIT dormitory known as “THiRD EAst”. That is the story, at least according to the entry for this doodle on the Silicon Zoo website.
MEMS Micro Manipulator Prototype EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-21 | I picked up these as part of a lot of a few different MEMs prototype devices from a listing on Ebay. The consensus is that this is a type of micro manipulator, essentially a linear actuator. From the side, we can see the part of this device that moves.I can demonstrate the movement by pressing on it with a 22 gauge needle. Normally, a voltage would be applied to the pads on the bottom left to cause the combs structures to attract to one another, moving the actuator.I would hypothesize that changing the polarity of the voltage would probably change the direction the actuator moves. There's many other interesting parts in this lot. Let me know of you'd like to see more, and maybe I can acquire some probes small enough to actively drive one. Or, if you have any suggestions of things I could buy, let me know!
Inside an old Soviet-era Integrated Circuit EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-20 | #ComponentsCloseUp No. 227: Soviet Era Microcircuit-*** Quick Facts! ***Manufacturer: NPO Elas(?)Part Number: Б747ХМ1-000-2-Not much is known about this other than what is found on the 155la3.ru website (Thanks to photo_parts on Instagram for pointing out this wonderful website to me!). I’ll post the Russian text, along with Google’s translation, followed by my best guess as to what it means.-Russian Text:“ А вот это - схема построения управления селектором телевизоров - тайное из тайных! Если про остальные элементы серии есть хотя бы обрывочные упоминания в литературе, то ХМ1 вообще нигде не "засветилась". Единственный материал, где она встречается - рекламный листок на ЦАП-2.”-Google Translation to English:“ But this is the scheme for constructing the control of the TV selector - the secret of the secret! If there are at least fragmentary references in the literature about the rest of the elements of the series, then XM1 has not been "lit up" anywhere at all. The only material where it is found is a flyer on the DAC-2.”-Essentially, there doesn’t appear to be any references that the owners of the website were able to find for this part. They say it does claim to have a reference to another part, DAC-2, which links to another page. The DAC-2 is a hybrid circuit, which looks very similar to this part. The website claims: “DAC is a voltage generator for tuning and range selection in the control unit for televisions of the Orizon-51TTS507 / 508D models. The microcircuit is based on the B747XM1-000-2”. Perhaps they are related, perhaps not. I’d have to get a hold of a DAC-2 to confirm :).-The chip is attached to a wire frame built into a polyamide film, which is interestingly bonded directly to the silicon with an X shape. This structure blocks some of the view of the circuits, unfortunately.
Capacitive Torsion Bar #MEMS Accelerometer EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-19 | #ComponentsCloseUp No. 199: Prototype MEMS Accelerometer-*** Quick Facts! ***Manufacturer: TRW/AMI?Part Number: Unknown- I was unable to find a datasheet for this specific part. Thanks to the combined efforts of Siliconinsider , Ken Shirriff, and Curious Marc , I was able to learn quite a bit about what this part most likely is. A huge thanks to all of them! :)-The most interesting thing that was found was a website from Silicon Designs, Inc (SDI) explaining about their MEMS accelerometer technology. On this particular page is a picture of one an accelerometer with its top removed. There are two components inside that part just like this one, and the top sense element looks nearly identical to the one pictured (although the ASIC looks different). This page also explains a bit about how this type of accelerometer works.-The sensing element is a separate device, and is the smaller of the two parts. We had initially thought this chip was circuits on quartz, but it is actually probably a sapphire circuit. There are two torsion sensors on this part. The essential way they operate is as the part experiences forces due to accelerations, the silicon plates will twist about the torsion bar’s axis. This causes one side of the silicon plate to come closer to the fixed lower plate, resulting in a change in capacitance. There are two of these elements that are mirrors of each other, which supposedly helps compensate for some types of sensitivities.-Other information found points to SDI licensing this type of sensor technology to other companies (potentially such as TRW, since their name is on this part’s sensor) for use in other applications. Once such application at the time (early 1990’s) was in cars for airbag deployment.-What do you think? Were these prototype parts used in a car airbag application? Or did they perhaps fly a little higher?Check out the SDI website below:silicondesigns.com/tech
HP VIPER MIOC #componentscloseup EvilmonkeyzDesignz 2024-04-18 | #ComponentsCloseUp No. 170: VIPER MIOC-*** Quick Facts! ***Manufacturer: HPPart Number: 1FZ6-0006Chip Name: ViperDie Size: 9,5×9,5 mm2Process Node: 0.80µmTransistor Count: 185,000Package Type: 272-pin CPGA-This chip, often just referred to as the Viper, was the MIOC (Memory and Input Output Controller) for the PA-7100 and PA-7000 processors (RISC). The Viper chip is responsible for all memory and I/O transactions between the processor and the rest of the system. The website openpa.net has a lot of great information about this chip.-As noted above, there is a beautiful silicon doodle on this chip of a Viper (in some pretty great detail). There is also a block of initials of the engineers and other people that helped out with the design. One thing that I missed initially that was pointed out to me by @siliconinsider was some very discrete text hidden on the chip. Can you make out what it says?😉
