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It wouldn't surprise me to see in the future fundraisings like this for security purposes. btw does anyone knows if this is considered reverse engineering by l
by pera 12y ago
It wouldn't surprise me to see in the future fundraisings like this for security purposes.
btw does anyone knows if this is considered reverse engineering by law?
- pjc50 12y agoAt this stage it's just photography; producing your own ICs from this would probably run a risk of patent infringement. There is a sui generis right in IC mask designs, but it's limited to 10 years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit_layout_design_protection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit_layout_desig...
- pera 12y agoiirc in some countries using a disassembler is considered RE, so I'm curious if something similar happens with IC's
- stonemetal 12y agoThe longest a patent in the US can last is 20 years. According to Wikipedia the 386 was released in 1985, and '89 for the 486. Therefore any patents should have expired by now unless they applied for the patents years after release of the related product.
- chrisBob 12y agoThis is all about metal side imaging. The exciting part happens behind the metal, and requires you to image through a thinned wafer to see the actual transistors. IARPA has recently funded a good amount of research into this, so I am sure someone thinks this is an interesting security issue.