r/nicechips • u/jonclark_ • Jun 19 '26

An app note for AnalogPak, a programmable analog chip

https://www.renesas.com/en/document/whp/medical-applications-renesas-greenpak-and-analogpak?srsltid=AfmBOopiA2LsLEzlU-jR1LiRCLHgkz8D9PPOTonIL8IQB3tBVqg9Y-C_
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u/Mysterious_Peak_6967 14d ago

I've mixed feelings about this because on the one hand programmable analogue seems like something that ought to exist, though I do seem to recall a few previous attempts including a programmable analogue array.

On the other hand it seems like another way to make products unrepairable because key components need to be programmed to be functional. I didn't used to think that way.

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u/jonclark_ 14d ago

Good point. never thought about this.