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dsPIC, KEELOQ, MPLAB, PIC, PIC micro, PICSTART,
PRO MATE and PowerSmart are registered trademarks of
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AmpLab, FilterLab, microID, MX DEV, MXLAB, PICMAS TER,
SEEVAL, SmartShunt and The Embedded Control Solutions
Company are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology
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Application Maestro, dsPICDEM, dsPICDE M. net,
dsPICwo rks, ECAN, ECONOMONITOR, FanSense,
FlexROM, fuzzyLAB , In-C ircuit Serial Programm ing, ICSP,
ICEPIC, microPor t, Migratable Memory, MPASM, MPLIB,
MPLINK, MPSIM, PICkit, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICtail,
PowerCal, PowerInfo, PowerMate, PowerTool, rfLAB, rfPIC,
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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 impro ving the cod e 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.
Mic ro chi p re cei v e d IS O/T S - 16 949 : 20 02 qu ality syste m cer t i fi c ati o n f or
its worldwide headquarters, design and wafer fabrication facilities in
Chandler and T empe, Arizona and Mountain View , California in October
2003 . The Company’s quality system processes and procedures are
for its PICmicro® 8-bit MCUs, KEELOQ® code hopping devices, Serial
EEPROMs, microperipherals, non-volatile memory and analog
products. In addition, Microchip’s quality system for the design and
manufacture of development systems is ISO 9001:2000 certified.