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07/23/2012 04:00:19 PM · #1 |
I'm curious, how many of you really knew what this was a picture of? It's a macro of a silicon wafer.
I strongly suspect my score paid a price due to not making it clear enough what this object was..
So, sound off folks - did you know what this is? If you were one of those who didn't know what the object was, would your vote have been different if you had known? |
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07/23/2012 04:08:23 PM · #2 |
Yep, it was definitely obvious (to me at least) that it was a wafer... but then I've been in the electronics biz since the '70's 8-0
If the nature of the subject were more obvious through higher magnification, it's possible that your score may have been positively impacted... but if you'd hit people over the head with a title, it's possible it may have had a neutral or even negative effect.
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07/23/2012 04:09:31 PM · #3 |
I didn't have a clue. Gave it an 8 just based on the colors. Trusted that it fit the challenge beautifully. No, my vote would not have been different had I known. |
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07/23/2012 04:29:58 PM · #4 |
Yes I know what a silicon wafer is, but frankly did not recognize it as such. The coloration exposed it as a device with dense lines, and on second look the silicon wafer origin is actually quite obvious.
I work for the company that makes the wafer steppers with lenses 4 feet tall, costing 10 million dollars ;-). Normally you do not see the spectrum of colors, so I'm curious what you did to get this effect.
I would not have scored it differently, I think the subject is less important than the picture you make of it.
PS the chip layout doesn't look like any device I know, would have to be either a test chip or a memory device of sorts. |
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07/23/2012 04:51:09 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by bsluijk: Yes I know what a silicon wafer is, but frankly did not recognize it as such. The coloration exposed it as a device with dense lines, and on second look the silicon wafer origin is actually quite obvious.
I work for the company that makes the wafer steppers with lenses 4 feet tall, costing 10 million dollars ;-). Normally you do not see the spectrum of colors, so I'm curious what you did to get this effect.
I would not have scored it differently, I think the subject is less important than the picture you make of it.
PS the chip layout doesn't look like any device I know, would have to be either a test chip or a memory device of sorts. |
Cool! Man, I wish I had your contacts, every silicon wafer I buy is so beat up and dirty it's depressing...
As for technique? I laid the wafer at a 10 degree angle leaning towards the camera, camera overhead, on tripod, used a 55" LED monitor for the primary light source, and a hand-held 3LED light source for "painting" the plate.
As for the layout?? I have no clue! But I'd be very interested to hear any thoughts on that - this is an entire wafer, not a single chip, so there are quite a few chips here (although I'm sure you knew that, it just may not be obvious to everyone)... |
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07/23/2012 05:10:48 PM · #6 |
Nope, had no idea what it was. Gave it an 8 because it looked like technology to me (and it's pretty! LOL). |
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07/23/2012 05:26:00 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Cory: Originally posted by bsluijk: Yes I know what a silicon wafer is, but frankly did not recognize it as such. The coloration exposed it as a device with dense lines, and on second look the silicon wafer origin is actually quite obvious.
I work for the company that makes the wafer steppers with lenses 4 feet tall, costing 10 million dollars ;-). Normally you do not see the spectrum of colors, so I'm curious what you did to get this effect.
I would not have scored it differently, I think the subject is less important than the picture you make of it.
PS the chip layout doesn't look like any device I know, would have to be either a test chip or a memory device of sorts. |
Cool! Man, I wish I had your contacts, every silicon wafer I buy is so beat up and dirty it's depressing...
As for technique? I laid the wafer at a 10 degree angle leaning towards the camera, camera overhead, on tripod, used a 55" LED monitor for the primary light source, and a hand-held 3LED light source for "painting" the plate.
As for the layout?? I have no clue! But I'd be very interested to hear any thoughts on that - this is an entire wafer, not a single chip, so there are quite a few chips here (although I'm sure you knew that, it just may not be obvious to everyone)... |
That's clever, using the monitor and 3LED light source to get the color! I'll keep that in mind, the colors you get from diffraction o white light on the surface aren't always nice. |
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07/23/2012 06:12:43 PM · #8 |
Didn't know what it was but it did look technological to me and l thought it was pretty cool so I voted accordingly. |
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