IC reverse engineering and other adventures

Biological, top metal (220X): Biological interconnect doesn't image well as all black. Sample for comparison (not same area): If you ar...

One of the challenges of using computer analysis is that it is highly desirable to assemble a full image of the chip, but only a small secti...

A few weeks ago, Tom Ditto was kind enough to lend me this: A sample image: It has a number of differences over a standard biological micros...

Several factors behind this. First, I'm approaching finals and haven't had a lot of time to delve into the deeper layers. Second, ...

There have been several advancements including work on finishing the automation of the biological microscope and automation of the inverted ...

As you can hopefully see from some of the previous posts, people employ many techniques to remove the irritating resin casing. I've see...

The original camera setup involved zip-tying t-slot aluminum to the microscope neck and positioning the camera based on a series of adjustme...