> but there's no real way of knowing what secrets the silicon holds.
Technically, some places do melt down the chips with acid layer by layer and dissect what is actually in them. It isn't easy, and tough to miss things, though, I imagine.
Will be interesting if we go back to the days when stories like the US managing to get back doored chips into Russia which blew up pipelines and stuff are actually happening.
Technically, some places do melt down the chips with acid layer by layer and dissect what is actually in them. It isn't easy, and tough to miss things, though, I imagine.
Will be interesting if we go back to the days when stories like the US managing to get back doored chips into Russia which blew up pipelines and stuff are actually happening.