Full Chip Reverse Engineering #13

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opened 2025-05-22 20:06:02 +00:00 by rahix · 1 comment

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The ability to fully reverse engineer the inner working of a chip.

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The ability to fully reverse engineer the inner working of a chip. ID Iephiot7yiek

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#12 DASH Stain

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#11 Simple Chip Imaging

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Partial Techtree

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    31["#5 | MISSING<br/><i>Process</i><br/><b>BOE Etching of SiO₂</b>"]
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Digest: 7b07d5a3b5e5c2915d0254d8bbb85b971984f9c755ad969ff3dfc99d94888e61; Last Updated: 2026-01-25 23:22:54

## Partial Techtree ```mermaid flowchart BT classDef eoi fill:#fff, stroke:#000, color:#000; classDef dependant fill:#fff, stroke:#888, color:#888; classDef ultimate fill:#fff, stroke:#000, color:#000; classDef dep_missing fill:#fcc, stroke:#800, color:#000; classDef dep_assigned fill:#ffa, stroke:#a50, color:#000; classDef dep_completed fill:#afa, stroke:#080, color:#000; 0:::eoi 0["#13 | MISSING Process Full Chip Reverse Engineering"] 1:::dep_assigned 1["#78 | ASSIGNED Process Optical Die Imaging"] 2:::dep_assigned 2["#9 | ASSIGNED Development Optical Microscope: Motorized Stage"] 3:::dep_assigned 3["#63 | ASSIGNED Equipment OpenFlexure Delta Stage"] 4:::dep_completed 4["#64 | COMPLETED Equipment FFF 3D-Printer"] 5:::dep_assigned 5["#14 | ASSIGNED Equipment Optical Microscope"] 6:::dep_missing 6["#12 | MISSING Process DASH Stain"] 7:::dep_assigned 7["#4 | ASSIGNED Equipment Wet Lab (Chemistry)"] 8:::dep_assigned 8["#118 | ASSIGNED Development Hazard Assessment"] 9:::dep_completed 9["#68 | COMPLETED Equipment Heating Stirrer"] 10:::dep_assigned 10["#67 | ASSIGNED Equipment Chemical Storage/Containment"] 11:::dep_assigned 11["#27 | ASSIGNED Equipment Technical Ventilation"] 12:::dep_assigned 12["#23 | ASSIGNED Equipment Fume Hood"] 13:::dep_missing 13["#11 | MISSING Process Simple Chip Imaging"] 14:::dep_missing 14["#36 | MISSING Process Primitive Chip Imaging"] 15:::dep_completed 15["#41 | COMPLETED Process Primitive Die Imaging"] 16:::dep_completed 16["#29 | COMPLETED Process SEM Imaging@10µm"] 17:::dep_completed 17["#28 | COMPLETED Equipment Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)"] 18:::dep_completed 18["#26 | COMPLETED Equipment Water Cooling"] 19:::dep_missing 19["#1 | MISSING Process Chip Decapping"] 20:::dep_missing 20["#8 | MISSING Process Plasma Etching"] 21:::dep_missing 21["#25 | MISSING Equipment Plasma Etcher"] 22:::dep_completed 22["#24 | COMPLETED Equipment ~3ph Power (below 10kW)"] 23:::dep_missing 23["#7 | MISSING Process Laser Cutting"] 24:::dep_missing 24["#6 | MISSING Process HNO₃/H₂SO₄ Decapping"] 25:::dep_missing 25["#3 | MISSING Equipment Lapping Machine"] 26:::dep_completed 26["#31 | COMPLETED Process SEM Imaging@100nm"] 27:::dep_completed 27["#30 | COMPLETED Process SEM Imaging@1µm"] 28:::dep_assigned 28["#10 | ASSIGNED Equipment SEM: Motorized Stage"] 29:::dep_missing 29["#2 | MISSING Process Chip Delayering"] 30:::dep_missing 30["#21 | MISSING Process Reactive Ion Etching"] 31:::dep_missing 31["#5 | MISSING Process BOE Etching of SiO₂"] 32:::dependant 32["#114 | ULTIMATE GOAL Process Semiconductor & Electronics Analysis"] 1 --> 2 10 --> 11 10 --> 8 3 --> 4 15 --> 16 14 --> 19 14 --> 15 26 --> 27 27 --> 16 16 --> 17 17 --> 18 11 --> 8 21 --> 22 21 --> 11 12 --> 11 30 --> 21 0 --> 13 0 --> 6 0 --> 1 6 --> 7 13 --> 29 13 --> 28 13 --> 26 13 --> 14 28 --> 17 2 --> 5 2 --> 3 20 --> 21 24 --> 7 31 --> 7 7 --> 12 7 --> 11 7 --> 10 7 --> 9 7 --> 8 29 --> 19 29 --> 25 29 --> 31 29 --> 23 29 --> 30 19 --> 25 19 --> 24 19 --> 23 19 --> 20 32 --> 0 ``` Digest: 7b07d5a3b5e5c2915d0254d8bbb85b971984f9c755ad969ff3dfc99d94888e61; Last Updated: 2026-01-25 23:22:54

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rahix added a new dependency 2025-11-09 00:53:38 +00:00

#78 Optical Die Imaging

rahix added a new dependency 2025-11-09 09:56:11 +00:00

#114 Semiconductor & Electronics Analysis