December 13, 2018
"Luch" quartz wristwatch IC : weekend die-shot
Inside old (199x) Belorussian wristwatch I've found this IC:After metalization etch:
New let's take a look at quartz - tuning fork cut at XY plane:
Closer:
Enhance 224-176:
Enhance 34-36:
You can see here marks from laser frequency tuning and pyramids in Z-direction, probably due to etching anisotropy.
You can see them overclocked here.