I have to admit, not my most successful attempt at the “apply violence until the die is visible” method of decapping ever. The silver stuff to the right is the broken off silicon.
I have to admit, not my most successful attempt at the “apply violence until the die is visible” method of decapping ever. The silver stuff to the right is the broken off silicon.
Thanks for sharing that video! It is very interesting. I didn’t know that the actual chips inside the ICs were so small, and I am actually impressed that something with this complexity would be counterfeited. I do like to order cheap components from AliExpress, and I tend to assess quality by the external appearance. I never even thought about doubting the mounted ICs when ordering small PCB modules. It has only been a few months since I started playing with electronics, so this is a good lesson :-)