BGA Flash chip question

[Paul]

I have a 48-ball BGA flash chip that I'd like to read the data off of.
Are there other ways of doing this besides buying an expensive device
programmer? I tried seraching google and didn't have a lot of luck on
finding anything. If anyone has any ideas on how this can be done
please let me know. Thanks!

-=PJ=-

 

[Mark (UK)]

Hi!

You could sent it to someone who could read the data for you, or you
could build your own reader - I built a reader to crack secured PALs,
but it could easily read EPROMs or Flash:

http://www.leopardcats.com/oddities/palcracker/

You would just need to expand the number of output address lines from 10
to.....whatever you need! And, you wouldn't need the ADC either, just
read the data from the flash straight back into the computer.

Yours, Mark.

Paul wrote:

I have a 48-ball BGA flash chip that I'd like to read the data off of.
Are there other ways of doing this besides buying an expensive device
programmer? I tried seraching google and didn't have a lot of luck on
finding anything. If anyone has any ideas on how this can be done
please let me know. Thanks!

-=PJ=-