Microchip Technology DM300020 User Manual

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 2003 Microchip Technology Inc.

Information contained in this publication regarding device
applications and the like is intended through suggestion only
and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to
ensure that your application meets with your specifications.
No representation or warranty is given and no liability is
assumed by Microchip Technology Incorporated with respect
to the accuracy or use of such information, or infringement of
patents or other intellectual property rights arising from such
use or otherwise. Use of Microchip’s products as critical
components in life support systems is not authorized except
with express written approval by Microchip. No licenses are
conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any intellectual
property rights.

The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, dsPIC, 
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, MPLAB, PIC, PICmicro, PICSTART, PRO MATE and 

PowerSmart are registered trademarks of Microchip 
Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.

FilterLab, micro

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, MXDEV, MXLAB, PICMASTER, SEEVAL 

and The Embedded Control Solutions Company are 
registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated 
in the U.S.A.

Accuron, Application Maestro, dsPICDEM, dsPICDEM.net, 
ECONOMONITOR, FanSense, FlexROM, fuzzyLAB, In-
Circuit Serial Programming, ICSP, ICEPIC, microPort, 
Migratable Memory, MPASM, MPLIB, MPLINK, MPSIM, 
PICC, PICkit, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PowerCal, PowerInfo, 
PowerMate, PowerTool, rfLAB, rfPIC, Select Mode, 
SmartSensor, SmartShunt, SmartTel and Total Endurance are 
trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the 
U.S.A. and other countries.

Serialized Quick Turn Programming (SQTP) is a service mark
of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A.

All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their
respective companies.

© 2003, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Printed in the
U.S.A., All Rights Reserved.

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Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.

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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.

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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.

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Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.

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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 improving the code 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.