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Semiconductor Chip Protection Act[]

A semiconductor chip product is

the final or intermediate form of any product —
(A) having two or more layers of metallic, insulating, or semiconductor material, deposited or otherwise placed on, or etched away or otherwise removed from, a piece of semiconductor material in accordance with a predetermined pattern; and
(B) intended to perform electronic circuitry functions.[1]

References[]

  1. 17 U.S.C. §901(a)(1).