Teardown 2025 Call for Proposals

January 10, 2025 fustinicrowdsupply, oshw, portland, teardownLeave a comment

Teardown is amazing annual June event in Portland for hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware. The call for proposals closes on Wednesday, January 15th:

Call for Proposals

Teardown 2025 is a great opportunity to spread your ideas, show off your work, solicit feedback, enrich the hardware community, and foster collaborations. Previous events have featured amazing talks and workshops on a wide range of hardware topics — FPGAs, DIY AI, KiCad, firmware, BOMs, covert blinkenlights, the DMCA, security, RISC-V, prototyping, and so much more. Installations and demonstrations have included circuit sculptures, modular synths, DIY satellite receivers, retro gaming computers, robotic arms, and electronic jewelry.

Would you like to participate? There are four general session formats:

Talk: 25 or 50 minutes

Workshop: the standard workshop slot is 80 minutes, hands on

Demo: show off your project in one of the common areas, attended

Installation: display your creation in one of the common areas, unattended

Challenge your soldering skills at Teardown 2024

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 fustinicrowdsupply, kicad, PCB Art, smd challenge, soldering, surface mount, teardownLeave a comment

Ready to test your soldering skills?

Teardown 2024 begins today in Portland and Darcy has designed and kitted an exciting SMD soldering challenge!

Teardown SMD Soldering Challenge! (Round One)

June 21, 2024 12:00-12:50 PM

Put your surface mount soldering skills to the ultimate test! Begin with the manageable 1206 package and take on increasingly tiny components, each step pushing your abilities further. This SMD project is powered by a CR2032 coin cell and an Attiny85 SOIC, offering a perfect blend of challenge and excitement. Brace yourself for the ultimate trial: hand soldering a 0201 package, a feat so intricate it will have you questioning your sanity. Are you ready to show off your skills and conquer this soldering adventure?

Teardown SMD Soldering Challenge! (Round Two)

June 23, 2024 2:00-2:50 PM

Put your surface mount soldering skills to the ultimate test with this gorgeous Teardown-themed SMD Challenge board! Begin with the manageable 1206 package and take on increasingly tiny components, each step pushing your abilities further. This SMD project is powered by a CR2032 coin cell and an Attiny85 SOIC, offering a perfect blend of challenge and excitement. Brace yourself for the ultimate trial: hand soldering a 0201 package, a feat so intricate it will have you questioning your sanity. Are you ready to show off your skills and conquer this soldering adventure?

This workshop is first come first serve, limited to 20.

Teardown kicks off Friday in Portland

June 16, 2024June 17, 2024 fustinicrowdsupply, kicad, pdx, porland, portland, SMD, soldering, teardownLeave a comment

Interested in hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware?

Teardown 2024 kicks off this Friday:

When?	Friday 21st June to Sunday 23rd June 2024
Where?	Beautiful Portland, Oregon at Lloyd Center Mall
What?	Talks, workshops, installations, demos and space to hack – check out last year’s line up
Who?	Anyone interested in hardware: engineers, designers, artists, educators or enthusiasts

The Teardown 2024 schedule is packed with two tracks of talks and two tracks of workshops. There will will also be dozens of demos and art installations, too.

You can get hands on with a Focused Ion Beam (FIB) microscope and explore the nano world with Adam McCombs in the Microscopy Village on Friday afternoon. We are excited to hear the latest about KiCad from project leader Wayne Stambaugh on Saturday. Hardware hacking legend Joe Grand will kick off Sunday with an introduction introduction to fault injection.

OSH Park is proud to sponsor the Teardown SMD Soldering Challenge:

Put your surface mount soldering skills to the ultimate test! Begin with the manageable 1206 package and take on increasingly tiny components, each step pushing your abilities further. This SMD project is powered by a CR2032 coin cell and an Attiny85 SOIC, offering a perfect blend of challenge and excitement. Brace yourself for the ultimate trial: hand soldering a 0201 package, a feat so intricate it will have you questioning your sanity. Are you ready to show off your skills and conquer this soldering adventure

Ever wonder how to get a bare die running?

OSH Park has also sponsored an exciting Die Rebonding Workshop

Learn decapping, x-ray inspection, and how to rebond dies
Get your own custom hardware badge
Hands on experience

Teardown begins in Portland on June 21

June 6, 2024 fustinicrowdsupply, pdx, portland, teardownLeave a comment

Interested in hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware? Teardown returns to Portland June 21 – 23:


When?	Friday 21st June to Sunday 23rd June 2024
Where?	Beautiful Portland, Oregon at Lloyd Center Mall
What?	Talks, workshops, installations, demos and space to hack – check out last year’s line up
Who?	Anyone interested in hardware: engineers, designers, artists, educators or enthusiasts

Helen Leigh joined Make yesterday to preview Teardown 2024:

Teardown 2023 starts today in Portland

June 23, 2023 fustiniconference, crowdsupply, portland, teardown, workshopLeave a comment

Teardown 2023 begins today in Portland! It’s an awesome 3 day conference for hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware organized by Crowd Supply. Check out the schedule of talks, workshops, demos, and installations which will be updated in real time throughout the event. We hope to see you there!

Who?	Anyone interested in hardware: engineers, designers, artists, students, teachers…
What?	A three-day line up of talks, workshops, demos, and installations – see schedule
When?	Friday – Sunday, June 23 – 25, 2023
Where?	Beautiful Portland, Oregon on the campus of Portland State University
Why?	Shipping great hardware to you is rewarding, but we miss seeing you in person
How?	With lots of help from our friends, including our partner, CETI