Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to securely delivering firmware to memory devices. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a system including: a firmware generator; a memory device; and an emulation platform, the emulation platform configured to: receive a firmware image from the firmware generator, scramble the firmware image using a scrambler module to obtain a scrambled firmware image, and transmit the scrambled firmware image to the memory device.

Abstract: A method for the gas phase deposition of partially fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl silanes onto a substrate in a reaction chamber includes cleaning the substrate, hydrating the substrate with steam, drying the substrate and silanization of the substrate by deposition of the alkyl silane from the gas phase. The cleaning of the substrate is a plasma etching process and the hydration occurs directly after the plasma etching.