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Using Azo Photoisomerization To Alter Semiconductor Film Properties

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By Maya Posch | September 19, 2026

Generally semiconductor devices like transistors have fixed properties, but using an azobenzene (Azo) compound it’s possible to optically alter these properties by exposing them to UV light. This is demonstrated …read more
Emulating Memory Access: How Hard Can It Be?

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By Al Williams | September 19, 2026

There are so many things we approximate to make life simple. Wires, for example, have no resistance or other strange effects. Crystal oscillators output their exact frequency. But surely our …read more
The Concertina Goes Electronic

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By Jenny List | September 18, 2026

The concertina is an instrument that features heavily in European folk music, of which there are a variety of types. [Xcott Craver] has built one, an anglo concertina of the …read more
On Chip Debug For (Some) MicroPython

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By Al Williams | September 18, 2026

If you’ve used MicroPython much, you know that debugging usually amounts to printing a few things out, trying your code out, and then repeating. But [ghi-electronics] wants you to have …read more
Sony’s First Computer

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By Al Williams | September 18, 2026

In 1982, desktop computers were coming into their own, and no clear leaders had emerged. But everyone knew they wanted a piece of the action. This led to, among other …read more
Making A Digital Music Player For Cassette Decks

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By Maya Posch | September 18, 2026

In the cross-over between the era of tapes into that of MP3s, you’d see quite a few of those special cassette tapes that were actually digital music players inside. Some …read more
Reconstructing A Pin On A Pin Grid Array Package

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By Maya Posch | September 18, 2026

Before moving to land grid array (LGA) packaging whereby each pin on the substrate is just a copper pad, processors commonly used pin grid array (PGA) packaging, including the still …read more

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