Re: Securing PCBs from pirates

From: Mark Jones (abuse_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:02:58 -0500

REng wrote:
> Hello All
>
> We have an interesting problem - we are marketing a product (an
> amplifier/signal processor) specific to our applications and we need to
> prevent it from being opened up and reverse-engineered by direct
> competitors.
>
> I was wondering if anyone here knew of ways to laser off the marking
> from the chips or fix/solder a flat metal *** (like I have seen on
> some boards) over the components. If the metal *** is opened up, out
> come the components as well.
>
> Thanks
>
> R E
>

 There is such a thing - it's called potting compound. Probably an epoxy. Once
circuit is imbedded, there is almost no way to get into it without destroying it.

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MCJ 20050124

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