The Commodore 64 is celebrated to this day for its capable SID sound chip, which provided the soundtrack for some of the best video games of its era. Even today, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/29/cyanodore-6-is-a-rad-commodore-64-synthesizer/)

CPU Built From Discrete Transistors
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/cpu-built-from-discrete-transistors/

We all know, at least intellectually, that our computers are all built with lots of tiny transistors. But beyond that it’s a little hard to describe. They’re printed on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/cpu-built-from-discrete-transistors/)

Analog ASIC Design Built Using Digital Standard Cells
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/analog-asic-design-built-using-digital-standard-cells/

Tiny Tapeout is a way for students, hobbyists, and home gamers to get their own ASICs designs fabbed into real custom chips. Tiny Tapeout 3 was the third running, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/analog-asic-design-built-using-digital-standard-cells/)

Horrendous Mess of Wires
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/horrendous-mess-of-wires/

When do you post your projects? When they’re done? When they’re to the basic prototype stage? Or all along the way, from their very conception? All of these have their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/horrendous-mess-of-wires/)

Simple Add-On Makes Cheap Plasma Cutter Suitable for CNC Use
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/simple-add-on-makes-cheap-plasma-cutter-suitable-for-cnc-use/

Plasma cutters are ridiculously cheap these days, just cruise by the usual online sources or your local Harbor Freight if you’ve got any doubt about that. But “cheap” and “good” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/simple-add-on-makes-cheap-plasma-cutter-suitable-for-cnc-use/)

A 1970s Mask ROM Microcontroller Spills Its Secrets
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/a-1970s-mask-rom-microcontroller-spills-its-secrets/

If you buy any kind of electronic gadget today, chances are it’s powered by a microcontroller with a program stored in its internal flash ROM. That program’s code is often …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/a-1970s-mask-rom-microcontroller-spills-its-secrets/)

CNC Soldering Bot Handles Your Headers
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/cnc-soldering-bot-handles-your-headers/

Soldering pin headers by hand is a tedious task, especially when your project has a huge number of them. [iforce2d] has a large number of boards with a lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/cnc-soldering-bot-handles-your-headers/)

Micro Robot Disregards Gears, Embraces Explosions
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/micro-robot-disregards-gears-embraces-explosions/