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Microchip graffiti prevented theft
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7 February 2022
Microchip graffiti prevented theft
Microchips, or chips, are tiny electronic components that process and store all the information inside a computer. Chip manufacturers etched images into their chips to prove that they’d made them, and stop others from stealing their designs. This was known as microchip graffiti.
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