Chip photographs, analog ASICs

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Illya Tsemenko
  • 10 Jan

In this thread I'll post some interesting chip I come across during teardowns.

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Illya Tsemenko
  • 10 Jan

Burr-Brown PGA200 Instrumentation amplifier hybrid. Packaged in a nice ceramic carrier with gold plated terminals and ceramic lid. Has digital die, resistor network for gains 1,10,100,1000 and analog amplifiers die.

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Images of dies structures with 100x magnification (Zeiss Axiotron, DIC brightfield)

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Lot of laser trimming on resistive elements:

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Same goes for resistor network die:

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