Chips, the non-edible type

Abstract:

Go to the Re-use-It center and pick up a non-working electronic device and find out what it’s made out of

Method:

  • Go to a local recycling center
  • Pick out an electronic device that’s broken and you can open up
  • CAUTION – do not select a microwave nor TV as they have dangerous stored charge
  • Open up the device… and take a look inside
  • See if you can read any of the numbers on the Intergrated Circuits
  • Look these up in Google and see if you can understand the datasheet

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