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- From: markz@ssc.com (Mark Zenier)
- Subject: Re: "The Glob" Atari 2600 processors ???
- Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 19:55:24 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.195524.14827@ssc.com>
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- RichTheManKennehan (kennehra@craft.camp.clarkson.edu) wrote:
- : Hi. I opened up one of my atari 2600 games, and instead of a regular
- : chip inside, there was this small plastic glob where the ROM chip
- : should be!!!! what is this?
-
- It's called "Chip on Board". The chip (or die) is glued or
- soldered right to the circuit board, wire bonded to the
- circuit and protected with a glob of epoxy.
-
- Saves the expense of bonding the die to the lead frame,
- moulding the epoxy package around it, attaching the packaged
- part to the board, and soldering it.
-
- Sure it might break sooner, and there's no way in hell you
- can repair it, but with consumer electronics, you get what
- you pay for.
-
- Mark Zenier markz@ssc.wa.com
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