[sdiy] [semi-OT] new sound synth IC announced

[Glen]

At 01:59 AM 12/18/03 , Colin Hinz wrote:

>NEC Electronics has announced a new sound synthesizer LSI IC which
>offers surround sound, 4 MIDI inputs, and 64-note polyphony.
>
>The weird thing is....this chip is intended for cellphones:

We *did* have a fellow wanting to make a battery-powered synth recently...   :)

It would be fun to get some of the engineering samples, but it's only made
in a BGA package. I'm not sure if that's within the realm of Synth-DIY,
using only simple tools, or not. I know that I don't have the ability to
work with it, using my tools.

Does anyone on the list work with BGA? If so, how do you do it a
small-scale production setting? (I mean, at home.)


later,
Glen Berry