Defcon Attendees to Receive Verifiable Open Source Silicon in Annual Badge

By Kim Zetter, wired.com · Ars Technica · 2026-08-01

Ars Technica reports that hardware hacker Andrew Huang has developed a mostly open source microcontroller for this year's Defcon security conference. The Baochip-1x serves as the centerpiece for 27,000 attendee badges, offering a removable core that functions as a standalone hard

Ars Technica reports that hardware hacker Andrew Huang has developed a mostly open source microcontroller for this year's Defcon security conference. The Baochip-1x serves as the centerpiece for 27,000 attendee badges, offering a removable core that functions as a standalone hard