MCU廠商為關鍵任務IP提供保護

　　許多設計師仍然認為，他們可以使“相當好”的IP安全，禁止調試訪問MCU。在開發周期后，調試路徑（JTAG或社署）被阻止使用用戶可配置設置。然而，這種方法對那些想要逆向設計產品的技術熟練的盜版盜版者來說并沒有太大的威懾力。

　　簡單地阻止調試訪問不阻止讀取包含關鍵軟件IP的位置的設備內存。雖然有幾種方法來解決這個問題，其中一個最有效的是隔離關鍵IP通過創建內部硬件和軟件進入壁壘。

　　然而，在描述兩種解決方案之前，值得列舉的是使嵌入式空間變得越來越危險的事態發展。

　　Appliances such as dishwashers， refrigerators， and home-automation systems are using more and more powerful MCUs to implement advanced diagnostic and convenience features. The software IP that implements these features costs time and money to develop， which means that effective steps are needed to prevent theft by competitors.

　　Protecting product IP is much easier when the appliance or device operates more or less autonomously. The “big data” trend – collecting terabytes of information that can be mined for marketing purposes – has given embedded systems the critical task of originating that data and transporting it over Internet of Things （IoT） connections. This major shift in interconnectedness adds to the imperative for protection.