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| [* black] Different tasks call for different tools. If you want to look at some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strain_engineering|transistor strain], or some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_voltage|gate oxide thicknesses], or even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_structure|crystal lattice] orientation, you go for the big gun… | |
| [* black] …the electron gun that's in the new [http://bit.ly/bpKJ4|TEM (transmission electron microscope)]! | |
| [* black] TEMs get their high resolution from the small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_wave|de Broglie wavelength] of [http://sp9.fotolog.com/photo/25/18/94/jimmy_hihi/1291063773811_f.jpg|electrons]. That's quantum mechanics in action! | |
| [* black] To make a long story short, TEM works by shooting a bunch of electrons at a piece of material, then watching the way the electrons interact with that material. | |
| + | [* icon_note] These are just some of the techniques and machinery that Chipworks employs to render all the fun images you see on their site. But just like a good magician, they can't reveal ''all'' their secrets. So let's take a look at what lurks inside the iPhone 5's chips. |