The Hardware Hacker (2017)

Andrew Bunnie Huang takes readers onto the factory floors of Shenzhen to demystify the realities of electronics manufacturing and hardware reverse engineering. He reveals the clever circuit workarounds, counterfeit part mitigations, and supply chain trade-offs required to transition a physical prototype into scaled production. It is an indispensable guide to understanding how modern gadgets balance unit cost, durability, and component tolerances.