Hackaday (unofficial) February 27, 2024 4:00pm Big Chemistry: Hydrofluoric Acid #engineering #featured #interest #news #originalart #acid #ahf #apatite #bigchemistry #etchant #fluorine #fluorspar #hfa #hydrogenfluoride #sulfuric #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Big Chemistry: Hydrofluoric Acid For all of the semiconductor industry’s legendary reputation for cleanliness, the actual processes that go into making chips use some of the nastiest stuff imaginable. Silicon oxide is nothin…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 17, 2023 4:00pm Silicon Photolithography the PCB Way #parts #developer #etch #etchant #hf #hydrofluoricacid #photolithography #photoresist #resist #sodiumcarbonate #uv #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Silicon Photolithography The PCB Way [ProjectsInFlight] has been doing some fantastic work documenting his DIY semiconductor fab lately. Next up: exploring down-and-dirty photolithography methods. If you’ve been following along …
Hackaday (unofficial) September 27, 2023 9:00pm Testing Oxide Etchants for the Home Semiconductor Fab #chemistryhacks #mischacks #etchant #etching #hf #hydrofluoricacid #oxide #silicon #silicondioxide #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Testing Oxide Etchants For The Home Semiconductor Fab Building circuits on a silicon chip is a bit like a game of Tetris — you have to lay down layer after layer of different materials while lining up holes in the existing layers with blocks of …
Hackaday (unofficial) August 8, 2023 12:00pm Different Etching Strokes for Different PCBs, Folks #chemistryhacks #pcbhacks #chemistry #etchant #etching #ferricchloride #hydrochloricacid #pcb #peroxide #sodiumpersulfate #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Different Etching Strokes For Different PCBs, Folks [Sebastian] probably didn’t think he was wading into controversial waters when he posted on his experimental method for etching PCBs (in German). It’s not like etching with hydrochloric…