The new "Monolithic Device Workstation" is a very effective tool to connect a monolithic device (microSD card, eMMC flash memory chip, etc.) to electronic lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, logic states analyzers, ICs programmers, memory chip readers and more.

This tool uses acupuncture needles as nano-probes to reach even the smaller test points of a monolithic device. It is equipped with an interchangeable adapter to house different types of monolithic devices. The adapter for microSD cards is currently available, but new adapters for other types of devices will be available shortly.

To make it easier to keep in place the tip of the needles on the test points of the monolithic device under test, I have designed a custom stencil that exactly reproduces the location of all the test point to be connected. At the moment, it is available only the stencil for microSD having test points organized in a 6x4 grid, but I will release more stencils for different layouts in the next weeks. Custom stencils can also be designed on user request.

Please note: stencils require a high-resolution SLA 3D printer since the holes are too small and too close to be printed using an FDM 3D printer.