reverse engineering
Coverage of reverse engineering in the Nexus archive.
- ASML’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and the Limits of Reverse Engineering in China
The U.S. Department of Commerce accused ASML of a potential breach involving an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine in China, which ASML denied. ASML is the sole global producer of such machines, critical for advanced microchip manufacturing. The article questions how much China could gain from physical access to these technologies.
- Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980
A 1980s Spacelab computer has been reverse-engineered, revealing insights into its circuitry. The analysis was published on a tech blog and discussed on Hacker News, highlighting interest in vintage computing technology.
- I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
A developer successfully reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers and created a project called Phosphene to document the process. The project was shared on GitHub and generated discussion on Hacker News with 11 points and 1 comment.