<ks@ub.uni-mainz.de> wrote:

> > [sound of sirens wailing, lites flashing, much confusion and chaos...
:>  ]
> that's only a lightly adheasing(?) plastic label, falling down form
> the chip when looked at ;-}

Ah!  It must use one of those new "look detectors"!  I hear the
folks at MS are trying to patent something similar -- claiming
"sight" is one of their "innovations".  The lawyers are hesitant
to file their patent claims on fear that the holder of the original
patent might have more clout than *they* do (i.e. God...)

:-)

> > Unlikely that you'll have a "clip" to probe the pins of that part (and
it
> > is NOT socketed, right?)
> No "clip" and it's soldered... really nice and fine SMD soldering on
> the board... :<

(grumble)  Damn packaging technologies are getting so "fine" you
can barely see the contacts on the devices!  10 and 12 pin devices
that are the size of a pin head (< 2mm x 2mm).  Too bad "near sight"
doesn't *improve* with age...  :-(