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Pentagon Scientists Seek 'Trusted Microchip'

Via UPI.

U.S. military scientists are trying to develop a system for ensuring that microchips used in defense equipment are not compromised by the nation's enemies.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently awarded contracts to three companies for the first phase of the Trust in Integrated Circuits Program.

The military uses integrated circuit chips, commonly called microchips, in everything from computers and communications systems to weapons. But most are manufactured overseas, and there is currently no way of ensuring that they do not contain malicious code that could end up making equipment malfunction or fail.

Nearly three-quarters of the world's microchips are made in Taiwan and China.

posted by Fergie @ 2/27/2008 07:18:00 PM