Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.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.
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.Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.PICkit™ Programmer/Debugger User’s Guide © 2008 Microchip Technology Inc DS51553E Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices: