ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Hardware obfuscation

Okay kiddo, let me explain what hardware obfuscation is.

You know how sometimes you have secrets that you don't want anyone else to know? Just like that, sometimes companies have important secrets and want to protect it from others who might want to steal it.

Hardware obfuscation means they are trying to make their technology or products very difficult to understand or copy. It's like they are putting a lock on their stuff so only they can access it.

They do this by making their products with hard-to-understand parts or designs, so that it's not easy for other people or companies to copy them. It's kind of like a puzzle that only the smartest people can figure out.

Imagine if you had a really cool toy that you don't want any other kids to have. So you make it with parts that only you know how to put together. That's what hardware obfuscation is like.

Does that make sense, kiddo?
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