27 Jun
2013
27 Jun
'13
9:26 p.m.
On 06/27/2013 10:21 PM, Sean Conner wrote:
Okay, I'm curious. You are fine with replacing chips and and far as I
know, it is impossible to repair a non-functioning chip [1], since that
isn't part of the design parameters [2].
FWIW, it is possible to repair certain classes of faults inside ICs.
These would include rebonding, or repair of metal traces on the die, using focused ion
beam technics.
Decapsulation of plastic housing, to free the die, is also possible using some horrific
mix of acids.
It is also very unlikely to be costeffective, and the repaired chip will be very frail.
But I can see situations in the future where this will be done to rescue classic
computers.
Jos