Nudists on a semiconductor

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Infineon Technologies' Lim Saw Sing discovered a colony of microscopic nudists having an orgy on the surface of an integrated circuit. Of course, there is some chance, albeit small, that they aren't nudists but rather just the polyimide surface itself after being exposed to etching by reactive ions. In any case, the image took a top prize at the 2012 IEEE International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits.

"The Art of Failure 2012" (IEEE Spectrum)

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BombBlastLightingWaltz

The 1 binary charge surrounded by 0 binaries is me.
sqyntz

cute, but strictly speaking they would be swingers, not nudists
- Brainspore
  
  The terms are not mutually exclusive. Google “Lifestyle Resort” sometime.
  - sqyntz
    
    point taken. google “Venn diagram”
  - LYNDON
    
    But surely the fact someone is naked while having an orgy does not provide evidence they a nudist. Any more than if they looked like ‘nudists having a shower’.
    - Brainspore
      
      True, but this particular microscopic orgy appears to be taking place on a microscopic beach. I think that qualifies as crossover territory.
Just_Ok

Even at the microscopic level, porn drives computer advancement
niktemadur

Some school board somewhere is going to declare Physics 101 “immoral” and ban it from the curriculum.
fuzzyfuzzyfungus

Further sordid details revealed and the narrow bounds of conventional statistical significance transgressed in next month’s issue of ‘Postlapsarian Condensed Matter Physics’, available behind the counter in most university libraries…
snagglepuss

Dirty, dirty integrated circuits.

“Whaddaya doin’ in there, kids ?”
“Integratin’ circuits, Dad !” *nudge nudge, wink wink*
Eark_the_Bunny

I never realized they had clothing optional semiconductors. Gee, isn’t silicon wonderful!
woid

Zabriskie Point!
- penguinchris
  
  When I actually went to Zabriskie Point… disappointment.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    I haven’t been there, but I’m sure that the absence of nude Mark Frechette would kill the buzz.
http://twitter.com/LeoSerrano leo Serrano

something is wrong with me… but i only can see rods of different shapes on some surface…
Culturedropout

What’s _really_ sad is that even silicon integrated circuits get more action than I do… :-(
- vacancy
  
  Or that boingboing comments don’t support G+ formatting.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    You could always try applying a stylus to your screen.
ChuckieJesus

That one on the very bottom right covering up the boob area? That’s me.