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Atmel ATSAMA5D27. Also not my best work, but hey it's a sample I have so might as well photograph it.
It was desoldered from something but I have no idea what the origin was.
https://siliconprawn.org/map/atmel/atsama5d27/azonenberg_mz_mit20x/…

Nexperia-Krise: Wirtschaftsministerium sieht "erhebliche Betroffenheit"
Die Folgen der Auseinandersetzung um den Chiphersteller Nexperia sind weiter unklar. Das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium spricht von "erheblicher Betroffenheit".

MAGA holds its most loyal voters in contempt.
And the reality of this contempt is starting to show through
— not, at least so far, via the One Big Beautiful Bill’s savage cuts to health care,
which will be especially devastating to rural areas,
but via the Trump administration’s bizarre fixation on aiding President Javier Milei of Argentina.
The truth is that rural America is even more dependent than urban America on the programs now on the chopping block.

Argentina and Rural America’s Awakening
Suddenly, Trump’s contempt for his base is showing

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Ritmo Cósmico:
🎵 Bonanza
#RitmoCósmico
https://ritmocosmico.bandcamp.com/track/bonanza
https://open.spotify.com/track/0aqMHm4mAdYuEIWM7T6t4H

Amazon is testing AR glasses for delivery drivers, using AI and computer vision to help them scan packages, follow walking directions, and get proof of delivery (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-unveils-ai-powe…

Il y a déjŠ des milliers de gens sans abri. En augmentant la taxe foncière tel qu'ils le font, les loyers vont mécaniquement augmenter. Et ainsi verser encre plus de gens dans la rue et faire obstacle Š toute rénovation. C'est un coup de génie du gouvernement!

Trois questions sur l'augmentation de la taxe foncière pour 7,4 millions de logements en 2026
Prélevé chaque année par les collectivités locales, cet impôt qui concerne quelque 32 millions de propriétaires va augmenter en raison d'une mise à jour des données de calcul.

Xilinx XC7Z010, the first Zynq I've decapped.
Top metal has pretty significant damage because it spent over an hour in the acid to get all of the substrate off, then several fairly aggressive cleaning cycles to remove most of the polyimide (but there's still some golden residue scattered around, I'll try some more cleaning tomorrow to try and get all of it and re-image)
But this die is destined to be stripped to substrate so I can do floorplan analysis, so that's …

Xilinx XC6SLX25 (Samsung 45nm) from a previous decap run that I had to come back and finish because it was still stuck to the substrate.
A few light scratches in top passivation. These big BGAs need a lot of handling to peel back layers of fiberglass so acid can get in, which increases damage risk. Using fuming nitric usually you don't need that but I don't want it in my house :P
You can't see a whole lot here except the GTP. But if you compare this to the abstracted …

Apple Vision Pro M5 review: everything looks sharper, especially virtual desktop mode, and the Dual Knit band is comfortable, but the headset still costs $3,500 (Lance Ulanoff/TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtua

Apple Vision Pro M5 review: faster, clearer, and finally comfortable
New Apple silicon and a new headband level up the experience

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