Method for thermal destruction of electronic data carrier and/or integrated circuit e.g. processor chip, involves forming metal melt, and partly melting carrier and/or integrated circuit by irreversible destruction of data in carrier

摘要

The method involves bringing an electronic data carrier (2) and/or an integrated circuit and a metallic redox mixture (11) into a heatproof container (10), where the redox mixture comprises metal oxide serving as oxidants and metal i.e. elementary aluminum, serving as reducing agents. The redox mixture is ignited for starting an intense exothermic redox reaction. A metal melt is formed as sequence of the redox reaction. The data carrier and/or the integrated circuit are partly melted by irreversible destruction of data stored in the electronic data carrier. The heatproof container is designed as ceramic crucible. An independent claim is also included for a device for thermal destruction of an electronic data carrier and/or an integrated circuit.