On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:43 PM, David VanHorn wrote: > It will cost power and die space, and make the system LESS reliable, > AND require a "blessing booth" for every manufacturer. And what > happens when XYZ co gets sold and stops supporting chip W which I paid > for, and need to use? > > Sounds like a great way to get your chip designed out of a project. Totally agreed. We've enough of software activation. Hopefully not in hardware... That is why it is done by some professors anyway... Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist