Fake chips, I got stung

Re:Fake chips, I got stung by calamari4065 on Thursday December 07, 2023 @06:14PM (#38563092)

I recently had an issue with some uCs that just wouldn't respond to the bootloader. I suspected they were fake, but I got them from digikey. I asked digikey if they could confirm origin, but they ignored me :(

They responded to JTAG correctly, but none of the other documented bootloader modes, which was a dealbreaker. I don't think they were actually fake, but certainly defective or at least incorrectly documented.

Every single time I've tried to use an ST device I get bit. I'm sure it's just me being unlucky, but I avoid their parts now when I can.

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Re:Fake chips, I got stung by johndmcmaster on Thursday December 07, 2023 @11:10PM (#38565342)

I've been collecting a bunch of counterfeit chips to hopefully do a write up on at some point. If you are ok they might sit for a while, I'd love to collect them for that project! Feel free to email me JohnDMcMaster at gmail.com

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