Atmel Corporation

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Stephane Di Vito

Frank Lhermet

Yann Yves Rene Loisel

Laurent Sustek

Vincent Albanese

Presented are software intellectual property (IP) protection systems and methods that prevent potential attackers as well as customers from having access to plain text versions of both library source code and binary code. Potential attackers are prevented from reusing the software on other platforms. The protection mechanism does not impact the functionality or the performance of the library itself and does not interfere with existing software update mechanisms or application developer tools, such as Joint Test Action Group (JTAG).

Software intellectual property protection systems and methods for embedded platforms

A device includes a carrier and an integrated circuit chip having a first side supported by the carrier and a second side having contacts. The carrier has multiple carrier contacts supported by the carrier and separated from the integrated circuit chip. Multiple leads are coupled between the contacts on the integrated circuit chip and the multiple carrier contacts. A resin encapsulates the integrated circuit chip leaving the multiple carrier contacts at least partially uncovered for attaching to a card or board.

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La Ciotat, France

Stephane Di Vito