Improving an Autorouter with a Hexagonal Grid
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/improving-an-autorouter-with-a-hexagonal-grid/

Despite the recent leaps forward in other forms of computer-driven design, the reliability of PCB autorouters remains questionable; on the positive side, though, the lack of massive training data makes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/improving-an-autorouter-with-a-hexagonal-grid/)

Inside a Mystery 1980s Filter IC Featuring Switched Capacitors
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/inside-a-mystery-1980s-filter-ic-featuring-switched-capacitors/

Recently [Ken Shirriff] got handed a mystery IC by [CuriousMarc] who had found said IC in a box of various old chips. Labelled only with a date code of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/inside-a-mystery-1980s-filter-ic-featuring-switched-capacitors/)

Thorium Clocks Start Ticking with Lasers
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/thorium-clocks-start-ticking-with-lasers/

Atomic clocks are super accurate. But, unsurprisingly, some atomic clocks are better than others, depending on your definition of better. Researchers at Vienna University claim to have a superior thorium-based …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/thorium-clocks-start-ticking-with-lasers/)

Littelfuse Announces Retirement of the EZ80
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/littelfuse-announces-retirement-of-the-ez80/

Although the demise of the Zilog Z80 processor has long been predicted, it would seem that this moment has finally arrived. The owner of the Zilog name – Littelfuse – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/littelfuse-announces-retirement-of-the-ez80/)

Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/hackaday-links-october-11-2026/

It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/hackaday-links-october-11-2026/)

Taking A Nokia 3310 Game Jam To The N’th Degree
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/

Game jams are a fun competition in which the aim is to write a game under a particular theme while under a time constraint, usually a weekend.  [Hoani] entered one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/)

DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/

Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games. There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/)