Reading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated Circuits

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Ken Shirriff has seen the insides of more integrated circuits than most people have seen bellybuttons. (This is an exaggeration.) But the point is, where we see a crazy jumble of circuitry, Ken sees a riddle to be solved, and he's got a method that guides him through the madness.

In his talk at the 2016 Hackaday SuperConference, Ken stepped the audience through a number of famous chips, showing how he approaches them and how you could do the same if you wanted to, or needed to. Reading an IC from a photo is not for the faint of heart, but with a little perseverance, it can give you the keys to the kingdom. We're stoked that Ken shared his methods with us, and gave us some deeper insight into a handful of classic silicon, from the Z80 processor to the 555 timer and LM7805 voltage regulator, and beyond.

Read the article:
http://hackaday.com/?p=237161

Learn more about Ken Shirriff:
http://www.righto.com/

Learn more about the Hackaday SuperConference:
https://hackaday.io/superconference/

YouTube url:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHx-XUA6f9g
Created:	8. 11. 2020 06:06:38

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Reading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated Circuits