[HN Gopher] Macrochips: A collection of laser engraved, 4 inch s...
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       Macrochips: A collection of laser engraved, 4 inch slate tile
       microchip coasters
        
       Author : yololol
       Score  : 62 points
       Date   : 2022-01-09 17:28 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | ISL wrote:
       | I don't need these (we already have coasters we like), but
       | they're really cool.
       | 
       | The AD7746 has had enough of an influence on my life that, well,
       | a big one as a coaster/paperweight would be a perpetual source of
       | smiles.
        
       | crawsome wrote:
        
       | exmadscientist wrote:
       | So this is interesting: I'm an EE, so I look at stuff like this
       | all the time. I have a surprisingly decent chance of being able
       | to identify random ICs I've never before (from major Western
       | manufacturers) by pattern alone.
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       | These almost all look deeply wrong or counterfeit to me, which is
       | kind of unnerving to look at! I think it's mostly the fonts.
       | There's not a lot of Arial or Bitstream Vera Sans (& descendants)
       | on IC packages.
        
       | klyrs wrote:
       | Awwww, it's just the packaging. I was hoping for exploded
       | circuits... maybe they could team up with Ken Shirriff?
        
         | zokier wrote:
         | I wonder if the laser engraver would have enough resolution for
         | something like this? https://www.4004.com/ (quick&dirty
         | black&white version https://ibb.co/HTCxVMh )
        
       | thot_experiment wrote:
       | I absolutely love this, the next time I get access to a laser
       | cutter I'm running off a few as gifts for the EEs in my life.
        
       | awinter-py wrote:
       | would be awesome if they had fluidic circuits which harnessed
       | coffee drips for computation
        
       | etaioinshrdlu wrote:
       | But I want them with solder bumps on the underside, or even pins
       | for some of the older chips.
        
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