And now that I'm below poly, I think it's time to give my microscope a well-deserved break from the near-constant imaging it's been doing the past few weeks.
369963 photos totaling 203.4 GB. Over a hundred hours of imaging time averaging around 3000 photos an hour. 27 etch cycles, 72 imaging runs.
I'll start shooting some analysis video later today talking about the device floorplan and such. But as a teaser, here's the final image just after stripping poly bu…
TIL our garden soil is pH neutral (to my surprise). Beautiful royal blue!
#SoilSamples #Chemistry #Gardening
This is the first time a book I've contributed to has gotten the subway platform publicity treatment.
#histodons #Montréal #HigherEd
As activity from the bees and other pollinators winds down, I'm reminded that sometimes it's nice to focus on the flowers without all the distractions. #bloomscrolling
some closeups provided by my lovely partner-in-crime.
We made a gap for the arbutus tree to grow into :)
New fence posts always remind me of soldiers when they have the supports holding them up.
#PoolPond #Fence #BackyardProject
Closeup of bond pad on a PIC12F683 after etching off the Cu ball bond.
Gold: overglass sealing the edges of the bond pad
White: Al bond pad surface
Tan: Barrier/adhesion layer under the Al, likely TiN (more likely) or sometimes TaN
You can clearly see the imprint where the bond wire (etched off during decap) squished into the pad and squeezed the aluminum out around the perimeter. The middle area either got thinned down mechanically during the bonding process, or form…