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Technology Stocks : C-Cube
CUBE 35.90+0.2%Dec 26 9:30 AM EST
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To: VidiVici who wrote (39756)4/11/1999 2:09:00 AM
From: Don Dorsey  Read Replies (1) of 50808
 
what's the deal with OEMs covering up (or relabeling?) the chip on their boards? Are they embarassed that they don't have their own solution? And why does Cube let them get away with it?

I asked around about this once, and I was told that it is a very common practice to make it more difficult to reverse engineer the product. Basically it is done so competitors can't figure out how you built the device.

I personally don't think it's that complicated for a competitor to peel the sticker off the back of a chip, but a lot of companies will engrave the purchasing company's logo, instead of their own, onto the chip.
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