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A Navajo weaving of an integrated circuit: the 555 timer
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The noted Diné (Navajo) weaver Marilou Schultz recently completed an intricate weaving composed of thick white lines on a black background, ...
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Why do people keep writing about the imaginary compound Cr2Gr2Te6?
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I was reading the latest issue of the journal Science , and a paper mentioned the compound Cr 2 Gr 2 Te 6 . For a moment, I thought my knowl...
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Here be dragons: Preventing static damage, latchup, and metastability in the 386
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I've been reverse-engineering the Intel 386 processor (from 1985), and I've come across some interesting circuits for the chip's...
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A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's ceramic package
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Intel released the 386 processor in 1985, the first 32-bit chip in the x86 line. This chip was packaged in a ceramic square with 132 gold-pl...
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How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver
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Have you ever wanted to reverse engineer an analog chip from a die photo? Wanted to understand what's inside the "black box" o...
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