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What shapes can IC dies be?
I know an IC die can be cut into a rectangular shape. Apparently triangles and rhombuses are also possible, but not used. What other tesselations can they be cut into?
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CPU die: does it have in-die wires on single side of both?
Internet search finds single vs double sided memory, here discussions are about Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) for singe vs double sided. I'm interested to know if e.g. Intel processors, as they are ...
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Is there a common ballpark estimate for the percentage of an IC package that is taken up by the die?
Not a very technical question but I'm interested in finding out the average size of a 3-axis accelerometer die. I’m finding that the smaller package sizes are around 2x2x1mm, is there a way of ...
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Help identifying a decapped IC chip [closed]
I have a 24 pin IC chip that was soldered onto a tiny PCB. I was able to decap the chip and read the label, but I am not finding any information through Google.
Does anyone recognize this label that ...
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Can an integrated circuit package contain more than one die?
I always see illustrations like the following one:
In the examples I saw always a single die from a wafer is inserted into an IC package. Is this always like this or can an IC include more than one ...
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How much of a CPU die surface is taken by cache memory in modern microprocessors?
I am interested in how much of the surface of a modern or older CPU's are taken by cache memory ?
Are there any statistics regarding the size that cache memory takes in CPU dies of today ?
Are the ...
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If the integrated circuit die is very small what is the role of the extra circuit packaging?
I noticed that the actual integrated circuits of processors, GPUs, ROMs, specific integrated circuits and other ICs are very small but they usually come in a package that is much bigger. What is the ...
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How large can the working die size in a wide PDIP package be?
What is the maximum die size for a 0.6" wide Plastic DIP package?
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What are all the tiny features on this microchip?
I've been reading some very basic introductory material on computer hardware and it occurred to me that I would like to take a look at a microchip to see the physical implementation of a simple logic ...
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How difficult is to reverse engineer a IC Die?
Can anyone tell me how difficult, time consuming and expensive is to reverse all layers of a die ? Say a die from a recent model SoC Processor IC found in smartphone devices such as the Qualcomm ...
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Can I cut an IC?
As far as I understand, the die of a DIP package is located at the center and the rest is just the lead frame. Given that I have unused pins, can I cut the top part of this microcontroller (ATmega16/...
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