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PCB Cloning
What is PCB Cloning
PCB Cloning is known as PCB Copy, or PCB duplication. It is a reversely researching technology based on exisiting physical PCB boards, and make copy of it. It is the integrated tasks of PCB reverse engineering, IC unlock (also refered das IC crack), PCB prototype and debug, then re-production.
PCB Cloning, that is, under the premise that there are already physical objects and circuit boards of electronic products, the reverse analysis technology is used to reversely analyze the circuit board, and the original product PCB file, bill of materials (BOM) file, schematic file, as well as the other production documents, such as PCB Gerber and PCB silk screen. At the meantime, to use IC unlock technology to extract the Bin or Hex code from the programmable ICs on board to make sure that the cloned board will be functioning the same. Then use all these engineering documents and production documents for PCB re-production, component soldering, flying probe test, circuit board debugging, in order to complete the entire copy of the original circuit board as sample.
How PCB Cloning would help PCB Re-design & development
PCB Cloning is a reverse research technology that uses a series of reverse research techniques to obtain a PCB design, circuit schematic and a BOM for an existing & matual electronic design. A new product development that used to take two or three years to develop, now through reverse engineering technolgy, may take only a few months to complete.
In the past decade, the development of electronic technology has been changing with each passing day, and many electronic products have been upgraded at least once a year. Future electronic product updates may be faster. Many electronics engineers have felt that simply using conventional R&D methods can no longer meet the fast steps of modern electronic product replacement, and since there have been millions of matual design in the market, reverse engineering becomes an approach to fast adopt the market pace and catch up the top runners.
PCB Cloning Steps
From PCB Cloning to PCBA Re-production
We copy the design of the PCBA your need, and extract the machine code of IC program for the new IC duplication. We will send you 2 duplicated IC for your testing as this stage. Shipment cost of new IC samples are not included in service charge.
a. Shipping samples to FAST PCB STUDIO
b. 50% initial payment to start the project (PCB RE or IC Unlock or both)
c. PCB RE and/or IC unlock work starts after sample & initial payment receival
d. Unlock and/or RE work completion, sending proof of work (IC samples and/or PCB PDF Schematics / Gerber screenshot)
e. Final 50% payment receival
f. Submit all the engineering files
g. Close the project of IC unlock and/or PCB RE
We will quote the PCBA for you once we obtain all the engineering files for re-production. The quotation for sampling and mass production will be available at this stage.
The same PCBA samples will be built for testing & debug. We will send you the sample boards for your approval before MP.
a. Quote for Prototype & Mass production
b. 100% payment before PCBA Prototype
c. Prototype complete. Testing & Debug, BOM / PCB file correction
d. Sending prototypes back to customer for testing
e. Approval of prototypes received from customer
We will manufacture then delivery the MP of PCBA to your address.
a.100% payment receival before mass production
b.PCBA component sourcing + Assembly + Testing
c.PCBA MP ready to ship out
Legal Boundary of PCB Cloning
Reverse engineering technology plays an importance role in the development of integrated circuit industry. However, since the birth of the entire concept, it has been widely in argued for its legitimacy.
Reverse engineering is committed to the second development of the original product design ideas, through the circuit analysis and data extraction, product design, adding new design concepts and functional modules, based on the original product to achieve rapid innovation and update Replacement, help enhance the overall competitiveness of the electronics industry.
January 2007 China’s Supreme People’s Court promulgated the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Unfair Competition in Civil Cases,” stipulating that trade secrets obtained by means of self-development or reverse engineering shall not be deemed as relevant to the Unfair Competition Law The provisions of the violation of trade secrets.
The judicial interpretation also stipulates that reverse engineering refers to the technical means obtained from the open channel demolition of products, mapping, analysis and access to the product of the technical information. After the parties know the commercial secrets of others by improper means, they also advocate that the act of acquisition is lawful and not supported on the ground of reverse engineering.
The judicial interpretation of the February 1, 2007 came into effect.
Reverse engineering plays an important role in the development of integrated circuit industry. Since the birth of the entire concept, its legitimate has been widely argued.
So far, many Reverse Engineering Organizations have stated that all clients who requesting reverse engineering from a company must have a legal design copyright source statement in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the original design copyright holder, and the customers are required to promise to utilize the results for teaching, analysis, technical research and other legitimate uses.
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Reverse engineering technologies applying on teaching; analyzing and evaluating the concept, technology or layout used in the layout design, the layout of the circuit, the logic structure, the component layout and copy layout design and the analysis and evaluation results are applied to the original layout Design or manufacturing integrated circuits accordingly, are not considered infringement. However, the production of integrated circuits by simply copying a protected layout design of others for the purpose of marketing is considered a tort.
Disclaimer: The use of our reverse engineering technologies is strictly limited within legal purposes, e.g. reproduce PCB artworks for old or obsolete printed circuit boards where the original is no longer available, PCB & Design tutorial or research and etc. Fast PCB Studio would not be responsible for any legal disputes for any inappropriate use of our technology on commercial competition, patent duplication or other prohibited use of reverse engineering technology by local laws.
