Re: Chip Design IP and Piracy Interview Opportunity

Peter F. Cassidy <pcassidy[_at_]world.std.com> wrote:
>
> I'm on deadline now for a story about protecting chip design IP from
> piracy. Looking for vignettes and perspective on how far the law can
> protect you - to measure what might require technical solutions.
>
> Any attorneys or analysts who are game can call me anytime at 617 436
> 3715. The magazine that has assigned the piece is Silicon Strategies.
> Deadline was yesterday.

At Digital Equipment, the early chips that were the VAX cpu chips, had printed in the margins of the top level mask the words "when you care to steal the very best" writen in russion, in cryllic. DEC anticipated that the chips were being reverse engineered in Russia. Just an interesting side light. I was a senior manager at the Digital Equipment plant that made chips for Digital, but am now an attorney.

Thomas Workman
41 Harrison St
Taunton, MA 02780
<tworkman[_at_]erols.com> Received on Wed Apr 15 1998 - 14:57:55 GMT