Monthly Archives: March 2010

MicroToast

Posted on March 21, 2010 by nikolae

RoastedToast logo on silicon wafer. Taken via microscope viewfinder. Size is about 4mm in diameter. Each ‘spec’ or ‘spot’ on the toast is 25-50µm in diameter.

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Progression (Finally)

Posted on March 20, 2010 by nikolae

A quick post today: After working out some snags with new chemicals, this past week has finally afforded me some actual progress on my wafer lithography. I’ll explain later as I document the multi-month process, but for now here’s a … Continue reading →

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Cheap Wireless Communications!

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Corey Webster

Here’s a quick post for you home automatuers. Screw protocol stacks with their complex encryption, hand-shaking, UID long addresses, IP addresses, MAC addresses, complex Moore state-machines, SYN-ACK-NACK-Crap! What you want is unadulterated, untampered, raw speeds deep into the hundreds, if … Continue reading →

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Wireless Communications

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Corey Webster

This has been an interest of mine for a while and I have researched and developed a few ways to achieve communication over the air. Here goes… The MRF24J40 is a chip developed by Microchip that allows for 2.4Ghz communication … Continue reading →

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