Re: Securing PCBs from pirates

From: Nick Funk (nfunk_at_rtconline-NOSPAM.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:59:47 -0600

Epoxy potting or encapsulation with metallic soldered/welded enclosure.
This would keep everyone except the really determined inquisitive person
out.

Nick

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
>

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