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Re:Fake chips, I got stung by ajmurmann on Thursday December 07, 2023 @11:46AM (#38558577)
What's a trustworthy shop to buy chips these days?
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by LinuxJedi on Thursday December 07, 2023 @11:58AM (#38558759)
New / old stock? I have a supplier called TV SAT in Poland who is pretty reliable. I've had pretty good success with UTSource. But it really depends on what you are looking for. Usually it is a case of looking at reviews and crossing your fingers.
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by sixothree on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:31PM (#38559212)
Are they online?
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by LinuxJedi on Thursday December 07, 2023 @01:04PM (#38559595)
Both are online, yes (I'm UK based and they ship here).
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by the__alchemist on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:42PM (#38559354)
Digikey, Mouser, Newark.
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by the_pwner224 on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:56PM (#38559501)
Another comment on this post: "I regularly get fake NXP chips even from the big distributors. Not going to name them here, but it happened at least with the ones starting with A, D and M. ..."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38559112

Re:Fake chips, I got stung by JohnFen on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:20PM (#38561967)
Even if they aren't perfect, they are also not trying to defraud anybody. Your odds are much better with them than with other random sources.
Re:Fake chips, I got stung by the__alchemist on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:32PM (#38562095)
So, if these don't meet the standard someone's looking for, buying direct from manufacturer is likely the only way.

Note that in some cases like with TI, this is viable, even if making small orders.