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The thieves have been caught but the chips are still at large.

Regards.

E. D. Sorreta
(See attached file: Four held over theft of computer chips.txt)


                                                                                                           
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I completely agree as most manufacturers test the part and then mark
them.  That's how they separate the low power part from the regular
part as the dies are the same.

I know that Atmel does that as I have taken a tour of their facility
where they test and mark the parts.

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On 5/23/05, Mark Jordan <mark@cpovo.net> wrote:
>
>        Yeah, sure. What a truck of 'marked but untested' parts
> was doing outside the factory?

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