[sdiy] IC Prototyping was: SSM2040

[bayne d'artagnan]

On 11/2/07, BRUCE DUNCAN <modcan at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Fanciful stuff...
>
> Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to just clone the functions of these chips
> and have small SMT daughter boards built that could be socketed in place
> of the CEM or SSM equivalent.
> With pick and place machines and reflow services in abundance it would be
> not hard to accomplish.
>
> Doing the designs would take a fair bit of work but it could be
> an interesting hobby business for someone.

Exactly. That's what the 80017A clones are. Yes, the 80017 is already
a module, but, it contains a IR3109 chip which has to be cloned. The
2040 clones that people are talking about are, of course, also
function clones. For synth repair there is often enough room for a
slightly thicker/wider/longer IC chip. And of course, you can get
short runs without spending an  arm and a leg. As you say, a good
hobby business for someone.