@blind_via: The corner of this mobo PCB has a large plane isolation area leading a long way across the edge. Identifying this chip …
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The article discusses a motherboard PCB with a large plane isolation area intended to separate analog audio signal lines from digital areas, and identifies a chip near an opening as an audio chip.
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The corner of this mobo PCB has a large plane isolation area leading a long way across the edge. Identifying this chip that sits near an opening, is an audio chip. So, this isolation area is an attempt to keep the analog audio signal lines isolated from the digital areas. https://t.co/DVzvB4gpDQ
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