To My Readers



If this is the first time you're visiting my blog, thank you. Whether you're interested or just curious to find out about PCB reverse engineering (PCB-RE), I hope you'll find something useful here.

This blog contains many snippets of the content in my books to provide a more detailed overall sampling for my would-be readers to be better informed before making the purchase. Of course, the book contains more photos and nice illustrations, as evidence from its cover page. Hopefully, this online trailer version will whet your appetite enough to want to get a copy for yourself.

Top Review

I started doing component level repair of electronics with (and without) schematics more than 40 years ago, which activity often involves reverse-engineering of printed circuit boards. Although over the years my technical interests have shifted into particle beam instrumentation, electron microscopy, and focused ion beam technology fields, till this day——and more often than not——PCB repairs have returned multiple multi-million-dollar accelerators, FIB, and SEM instruments back to operation, delivering great satisfaction and some profit.

Many of the methods described by Keng Tiong in great details are similar to the approaches I've developed, but some of the techniques are different, and as effective and useful as efficient and practical. Systematic approach and collection of useful information presented in his books are not only invaluable for a novice approaching PCB-level reverse engineering, but also very interesting reading and hands-on reference for professionals.

Focus on reverse engineering instead of original design provides unique perspective into workings of electronics, and in my opinion books by Keng Tiong (I've got all three of them) are must-read for anybody trying to develop good understanding of electronics——together with writings by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill, Phil Hobbs, Jim Williams, Bob Pease, Howard Johnson and Martin Graham, Sam Goldwasser, and other world's top electronics experts.

Valery Ray
Particle Beam Systems Technologist

Friday, March 18, 2022

Analog Circuits

Now that I've completed the section on deciphering digital circuits, it's time to move on to something more interesting and different——analog circuits. As you would probably know by now, my style of writing is geared towards engaging the readers so I tend to use metaphors here and there to bring out certain concepts for better clarification or understanding. Here's the introduction to the next section of my book:

If you'd notice, even the choice of fonts is intentional to intrigue my readers. After all, it's about deciphering, get it? I'm a perfectionist and I'll spare no effort in making sure that each book I write bears the mark of my craftsmanship, which is why I'd painstakingly draw (and redraw) my illustrations in Visio for the best picture quality possible.

For the amount of time and effort put in, it should be worth every cent readers paid for my books. All I ask is for those who believe in rewarding hard work to support authors like me with honest purchase——not shortchange or steal my months of sweat and toil. Someone once said:

If it costs you peace of mind and your conscience, the price is too high.

So do yourself a favor by doing what is right. 


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3 comments:

  1. Biotech97April 6, 2022 at 7:01 AM

    I'll be waiting on this book for when its out. I really do hope you continue on with your writing and produce your final work " PCB Diagnostics " as that is the one that sparks my interest the most. I'm rooting for you and I hope all is well.

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  2. Ng Keng TiongApril 6, 2022 at 11:29 AM

    Thanks for your support. Right now I'm just focusing on this book. If I can get it out by June this year, I may have enough time to work on the other. Then again, a lot depends on motivation and support from readers like you to keep me going.

    Seven years without a steady income is quite a challenge and probably the furthest I will go. If my readers and viewers of this blog can just help to publicize my work, that would enable me to continue writing and putting my 30 years of engineering experience and expertise into print. My wife has been very understanding and supportive towards me but there's a limit to which I can subject her to the deprivation of a better quality of life.

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  3. Biotech97April 11, 2022 at 11:36 AM

    Thank you for your response.I value the time you take to even respond. As for your situation I understand the adversities you are going through. I will do my best as a genuine supporter to spread your work with anyone that is interested in the topic.

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