Never break the (supply) chain: Intel pitches 'full lifecycle' chip-tracking programme to partners Intel has said it wants to make its punters more confident about what happens to its chips on the journey from fab to rack to recycler. Chipzilla has kicked off a new campaign dubbed "Compute Lifecycle Assurance" that it says will aim to provide a clearer picture into its supply chain and improve the security of chips both as …
Does this mean they want to track each chip by introducing a means to report its location and other data?
I can't see this being done any other way than using some form of embedded report back software.
I do wonder if this is already being done and if so where, when and how do I block it.
Batch tracking more likely. Where was it made, where was it stored, in which container was it shipped out in etc.
Wireless GPS tracking built into each chip would be overkill. It will be like the tracking from UPS etc. when you get a package from Amazon. You can see where it was on what date...
So you'll see:
Manufactured: 12/01/2019 FAB1
Stored: 12/01/2019 - 12/05/2019 Lager 234
Transport start: Container 243243121 to OEM Dell
Pause: NSA HQ
Transport stop: Dell Lager 1234
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