Patent ID: 8130526
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A method of programming an ID register of a microchip, the microchip comprising a die and a core, the method comprising, prior to packaging: attaching at least one additional pin to the die, the at least one pin being so attached that, when the microchip is packaged, the at least one pin is sealed within the package; programming at least a portion of the microchip identity data by recording a predetermined combination, out of a plurality of predetermined combinations of binary data, onto the at least one additional pin, the predetermined combination of binary data defining an identity of the microchip; connecting the at least one pin to the core for providing information associated with the identity of the microchip; and providing for electronic output of the data programmed in the at least one pin so as to allow verification of the identity of the microchip.