on 10/1/02 8:35 PM, John at jsand@PIXIE.CO.ZA wrote:

Something we all might have missed?

Hey Dave,

Do Atmel have a service similar to Microchip - where you give your HEX file
to the factory and they burn the code and print YOUR artwork on the chip -
all for about US$0.06?

Microchip's MOQ is 5000 pieces and they issue you with a unique part number.
You would then simply supply a letter of authorisation to your customer
allowing them to purchase X number of chips from their Atmel distributor.

ie; Don't give them the code at all. Let them pay X up front, then they can
buy as many chips as they want whilst they have a letter of authorisation
from you for each purchase order.

At the end of the day, they will still be getting the chips cheap (+ the
burning fee) and they can still request revisions from you.

Regards,

Sean

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