Re:A tiny RISC-V MCU board selling for $3
by makomk on Thursday January 02, 2020 @04:42PM
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ST's microcontrollers were really popular in Chinese-designed electronics before GigaDevices cloned them, and the STM32F103 - which is the one they initially cloned - was especially so. Its popularity in China is almost certainly why they decided to clone it in the first place.
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Sure, when you're desperate for decent parts, it makes sense to use overseas suppliers with long lead times and customer service and datasheets all in English. And the STM32 line is really great. But if you can instead use a domestic supplier who speaks Chinese and can get you parts in a few hours instead of a month, why wouldn't you?