Silicon Pr0n

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Contact: JohnDMcMaster *at* gmail.com or digshadow on Disocrd. Once you have an account go to your_first_page

Thanks for your interest in contributing data to the silicon archive! We accept any chip images / data you have, regardless of quality. In short if you want an account:

• Provide a copyright release for your work. Generally this is some form of Creative Commons such as CC BY 4.0 (you want attribution but any use is allowed), CC BY-NC 4.0 (you want attribution and no commercial usage), or CC0 (public domain). If you need help with this we can provide additional guidance
• If you want attribution in the copyright release, please specify how you want to be attributed
• We need a handle for the account name / namespace. By default we'll use your last name or server handle, but let us know if otherwise
• Optionally you can have an account created for you if you want to contribute directly
• Supply a first contribution image including 1) who makes the chip (ex: Atmel) 2) the part number of the chip (ex: ATMEGA328P) 3) the files including die shots and/or package photos
• Send the requested info to a server admin (usually John / digshadow). They will create your first page
  • Copyright release including how you want to be attributed
  • Requested handle for your account / namespace
  • Image(s) for your first page
• Consider joining the discord (email admin for a link)

While we will take all chip image data, a few factors may affect how we ingest and prioritize it. Some quick notes:

• The focus is on chip images / layout. We generally aren't collecting datasheets or other adjacent technical info
• The most valuable submissions are for a chip that hasn't been previously imaged and that we have a package photo for
• A low quality photo of a chip we've never seen is generally more valuable than a high quality photo of a chip we already have. Ex: a high quality ATMEGA328 photo wouldn't be as valuable, but if you had a grainy photo of a prototype Motorola 68000 we'd love to have that
• Anything that is encumbered by copyright may be added to the private “research” collection. Ex: proprietary chip layout files

Once you have an account with upload permission, check out the upload page for more information. This will include specifics like how to name files