Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices:
- Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip
Data Sheet.
- Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of
its kind on the market today, when used in the intended manner and under normal
conditions.
- There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection
feature. All of these methods, to our knowledge, require using the Microchip
products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s
Data Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of intellectual
property.
- Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity
of their code.
- Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the
security of their code. Code protection does not mean that we are guaranteeing the
product as “unbreakable.”
Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to
continuously improving the code protection features of our products. Attempts to break
Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act. If such acts allow unauthorized access to your software or other
copyrighted work, you may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.