# Chip pictures

**URL:** <https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161>\
**Category:** CPC hardware\
**Tags:** ic, chip, picture\
**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161 "2026-08-28T13:23:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/robcfg/32/43_2.png) [@robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/robcfg)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161/1 "2026-08-28T13:23:40Z")

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Hello, everyone!

Time to bring back the nice pictures of the decapped Amstrad CPC (ok, PCW and NC too… 😃 ) chips for everyone’s enjoyment and reference.

This first post will serve also as a test for linking special types of pictures, like Deep Zoom Images.

**Amstrad 40226 Pre-ASIC metal layer**

> **[Amstrad Plus Pre-ASIC (Metal layer)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/preasic_metal20x.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad Cost-Down ASIC metal layer.

**Amstrad 40489 ASIC (Metal layer)**

> **[Amstrad Plus ASIC (Metal layer)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/metal3.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad Plus ASIC metal layer.

**Amstrad 40489 ASIC (Metal layer removed)**

> **[Amstrad Plus ASIC (Metal layer removed)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/acid2.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad Plus ASIC metal layer.

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**Author:** ![Gryzor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/gryzor/32/7_2.png) [@Gryzor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Gryzor)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161/2 "2026-08-28T14:04:02Z")

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Ohhh it works 🙂

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**Author:** ![robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/robcfg/32/43_2.png) [@robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/robcfg)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161/3 "2026-08-31T21:44:36Z")

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**Amstrad NC100 D65035 ASIC (Metal layer)**

> **[Amstrad NC100 D65034 ASIC (Metal layer)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/D65034_Metal.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad NC100 D65034 ASIC metal layer.

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**Author:** ![robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/robcfg/32/43_2.png) [@robcfg](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/robcfg)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/chip-pictures/161/4 "2026-09-02T12:38:25Z")

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Here are two more deep zoom images, enjoy!

**Amstrad CPC Cost-down 40226 Pre-ASIC (Metal layer removed)**

> **[Amstrad 40226 Pre-ASIC (Metal layer removed)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/preasic_acid20x.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad Cost-Down ASIC without the metal layer.

**Amstrad PCW 40028 ASIC (Metal layer)**

> **[Amstrad PCW 40028 ASIC (Metal layer)](https://k3pi.chickenkiller.com/dzi/40028_Metal.html)**
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> High‑resolution DZI viewer of the Amstrad PCW 40226 ASIC's metal layer.