clipper pin-compatible chip
Phil Karn
karn at qualcomm.com
Tue Jan 25 22:26:56 PST 1994
>Once the clipper chips are common place, perhaps we could get some company
>to build IDEA chips that are pin compatible with the clipper chip itself,
>and perhaps even some switching socket where if you're calling a device
>and want to use the clipper chip (due to compatibility reasons of course)
>you activate the clipper chip socket. If not, you flip the switch the other
>way, and activate the IDEA chip.
This may not be very practical for small devices like portable cell
phones. They tend to use a lot of surface mount technology, and are
not very readily modified after manufacture.
Phil
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