Collaborate Disseminate
Psst! Hey kid! Want to reverse-engineer some iPhones? Well, did you know that modern iPhones use PCIe, and specifically, NVMe for their storage chips? And if so, have you ever …read more Continue reading iPhone 6S NVMe chip Tapped Using a Flexible PCB
It’s not news that EVGA is getting out of the GPU card game, after a ‘little falling out’ with Nvidia. It’s sad news nonetheless, as this enthusiastic band of hardware …read more Continue reading The Tale Of The Final EVGA GPU Overclocking Record
A lot of old technology runs on parts no longer produced – HDDs happen to be one such part, with IDE drives specifically being long out of vogue, and going …read more Continue reading ZIF HDDs Dying Out? Here’s An Open-Source 1.8″ SSD
The Ball Grid Array, or BGA package is no longer the exclusive preserve of large, complex chips on computer motherboards: today even simple microcontrollers are available with those little solder …read more Continue reading Working with BGAs: Design and Layout
In today’s episode of Diminutive Device Technology Overview, [Sprite_TM] is at it again – this time conquering the HC32L110. A few weeks ago, we have highlighted the small ARM Cortex …read more Continue reading Heroic Efforts Give Smallest ARM MCU a Breakout, Open Debugger
Not a rhetorical question! This week we consider the most micro microcontroller: the HC32L110. It’s the new title holder of the smallest ARM Cortex M0+ part. But could you actually …read more Continue reading How Small is Too Small?
We’ve been contacted by [Cedric], telling us about the smallest MCU he’s ever seen – Huada HC32L110. For those of us into miniature products, this Cortex-M0+ package packs a punch …read more Continue reading New Part Day: Smallest ARM MCU Uproots Competition, Needs Research
The all-in-one Raspberry Pi 400 computer is a capable device, but those seeking its maximum power may be disappointed by its 4 Mb of memory. When the Pi 4 and …read more Continue reading Hand Reballing And A Steady Hand Makes A Raspberry Pi 800
Making unobtainium graphics cards even more unobtainable, [VIK-on] has swapped out the RAM chips on an Nvidia RTX 3070. This makes it the only 3070 the world to work with …read more Continue reading Video Ram Transplant Doubles RTX 3070 Memory to 16 GB
If you want to build cool things these days, you’ve probably had to master surface mount electronics. However, for many people, ball grid array (BGA) is still intimidating. Have a look at [VoltLog’s] video about his techniques for soldering BGA …read more