MDT/Micon MCU Reverse Engineer

Micon Design Technology CO., LTD. is a professional MCU designing and manufacturing company in Taiwan. MDT was established in June 1996. Most of the team members of the company came from semi-conductor industry. We're striving to develop and provide our customers the most expectation products based upon our excellent qualification and experience in IC designing and manufacturing industry. Its complete range of products, including MCU-embedded ASIC products.

General Questions About Microcontroller Firmware Extraction

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• Can Mikatech break ics not listed on this site ?

  Different chip manufacturers have different part numbers, but the inner core of the chip can be make with same technology, it would be quite impossible to list all the part numbers where our technology can apply such as MYSON, STK, FEELING, ANALOG, FUJITSU, NOVATEK, LG/HYNDAI.
  
  Also by the advancing of the technology, everyday we gain more and more experience and develope new methods for reverse engineering for different Intergated Circuit parts. Full list of Integrated Circuit part numbers which is within our scope of capability is always getting bigger, please contact us to find out.

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  Every project we did, we will delete all the data, materials, and codes 60days after deliverig the files, it iwll protect us and protect your privacy.

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  Mikatech deliver its reverse engineering services for educational purposes only, it can be illegal to use above mentioned services in some coutries or regions, please check your local laws. Mikatech does not take any responsibility in relation to the use of above mentioned services that may be considered illegal.

  
  
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• Clock Glitching and Frequency Monitoring

  Clock glitching is a common fault injection method. The MCU lockbit can be bypassed by injecting a clock pulse at the wrong time. This can corrupt the instruction fetch. The attacker can skip the lock check. To counter this, MCUs have a clock monitor. The monitor checks the clock frequency. If the frequency deviates, the MCU resets. The reset clears any ongoing operation. The read-out of an EEPROM processor is aborted. Dump flash and eeprom is aborted. Decapsulation and code recovery are not relevant. Copy contents of crypto memory is stopped. Microcontroller reverse engineering cannot proceed. The clock monitor also detects missing clock pulses. A missing pulse indicates a glitch. The monitor triggers an alarm. The MCU lock then locks permanently. This prevents further attempts. In conclusion, clock glitching countermeasures are vital for the MCU lock. They protect against timing faults that could enable extraction. Integrated Security Lifecycle Management for MCUs. The MCU lockbit is not a one-time setting. It must be managed throughout the device's lifecycle. From manufacturing to disposal, the lock status changes. Initially, the lock is open for programming. After programming, it is locked. Later, updates may require temporary unlocking. The lifecycle includes secure erase at end-of-life. The read-out of an EEPROM processor is only allowed during certain phases. Dump flash and eeprom is controlled by the lifecycle state. Decapsulation and code recovery are only relevant if the device is in a trusted phase. Copy contents of crypto memory is permitted only for authorized personnel. Microcontroller reverse engineering is part of failure analysis, but with strict oversight. Firmware extraction is a standard process for debugging, but it requires authentication. The lock enforces these phase-dependent rules. It uses a state machine. The state machine transitions based on cryptographic commands. Each transition requires a key. The key is held by the manufacturer. This ensures that the lock is only opened when necessary. In conclusion, integrated security lifecycle management enhances the lockbit . It ensures that read-out, dump, decapsulation, copy, reverse engineering, and extraction are only possible under controlled conditions, minimizing the attack surface.