See also: [[decap:ceramic|Metal lid ceramic]]


====== Lid ======

===== Can opener =====

Professional labs use miniature can openers to avoid getting any fragments into the package since failure analysis may want to see if the device failed from particulates.  

===== Cutting =====

While can openers are good for failure analysis, for RE purposes a Dremel can suffice followed by a good clean.  See [Dremel TO-3] for an instructional video!  They can also be worked at room temperature by prying up the metal and peeling it back.


===== Thermal =====

Ceramic-metal lids can also be removed with a torch.  However, it is easy to warp the ceramic package making it difficult to get a good image of the die.


====== References ======

  * TO-3 Dremel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt_zFq4qzd0