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--- starting [2014/06/29 04:15] – mcmaster
+++ starting [2020/09/24 18:15] (current) – [Circuit analysis] Updated the Degate link. dorianbdev
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 For quick start, check out one or all of these:
   * CMOS
-    * John McMaster "Epoxy to schematic" (EHSM 2012)
+    * "Epoxy to schematic" (EHSM 2012)
       * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE2X5_Eekgw|Video]]
       * [[http://siliconpr0n.org/uv/epoxy_to_schematic.pdf|Slides]]
+    * "The Layman's Guide to IC Reverse Engineering" [[http://siliconzoo.org/tutorial.html|link]]
   * NMOS/PMOS
     * Understanding the Intel 4004: [[http://uvicrec.blogspot.com/2011/09/understanding-intel-4004.html|link]]
-    *  William's Special Chip 1 (SC1) [[http://uvicrec.blogspot.com/2013/03/williams-special-chip-1-sc1.html|link]]
+    * William's Special Chip 1 (SC1) [[http://uvicrec.blogspot.com/2013/03/williams-special-chip-1-sc1.html|link]]
+    * NMOS IC Reverse Engineering, Featuring the YM2151: [[https://www.wdj-consulting.com/blog/nmos-sample.html|link]]
+  * Bipolar
+    * "Reverse-engineering the TL431": [[http://www.righto.com/2014/05/reverse-engineering-tl431-most-common.html|link]]
+    * "Blick auf den Chip: Toslink Empfänger Sharp GP1FAV51RK0F": [[http://privatfrickler.de/blick-auf-den-chip-im-toslink-empfanger-sharp-gp1fav51rk0f-hochaufgelostes-panorama/|link]]
+      * "View of the chip: Toslink receiver Sharp GP1FAV51RK0F": [[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://privatfrickler.de/blick-auf-den-chip-im-toslink-empfanger-sharp-gp1fav51rk0f-hochaufgelostes-panorama/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://privatfrickler.de/blick-auf-den-chip-im-toslink-empfanger-sharp-gp1fav51rk0f-hochaufgelostes-panorama/%26num%3D20%26client%3Dubuntu%26hs%3DFqZ%26channel%3Dfs|English]]
 If you are looking for a more in-depth introduction to the field, you will likely find the course notes for [[http://security.cs.rpi.edu/courses/hwre-spring2014/|CSCI 6974 Hardware Reverse Engineering]] helpful. azonenberg is the TA for the course and wrote most of the lecture notes and labs.
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 Unfortunately, I do not know of any publicly available standard logic cell chips with full teardowns.
-Next you'll find that you'll want to start working on automation and digitizing the shots instead of just staring at them and drawing them out on paper etc.  For basic usage check out [[tutorial:digitizing_with_inkscape|digitizing with inkscape]] and for more automated analysis check out [[http://www.degate.org/|Degate]].
+Next you'll find that you'll want to start working on automation and digitizing the shots instead of just staring at them and drawing them out on paper etc.  For basic usage check out [[tutorial:digitizing_with_inkscape|digitizing with inkscape]] and for more automated analysis check out [[http://www.siliconpr0n.org/wiki/doku.php?id=capture/#degate|Degate]].
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 Start by learning about basic reflected light (epi-illumination) microscopy and ideally get ahold of one.
 I like the Olympus BH series as they seem to be a pretty good compromise between price and performance on the surplus market.
-If you are thrifty you could probably get a basic BH for $200 but expect to pay as much as $500 for a basic but complete BH2 setup.
+If you are thrifty you could probably get a basic BH for $200 but expect to pay as much as $500 for a basic but complete BH2 setup.  If you can front the cash, get a BH2 as it can be upgraded considerably and makes a better long term investment.
 Ceramic chips with metal lids tend to be the easiest to open.