Counterfeit ATmega328s

Posted by Don McKenzie on April 23, 2010, 4:50 pm

ATmega Slugs

Sparkfun just got lumbered with counterfeit ATmega328s:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id50

Makes for interesting reading. Check out the comments also.

Cheers Don...

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Posted by Don McKenzie on April 23, 2010, 4:57 pm

Don McKenzie wrote:

>
> ATmega Slugs
>
> Sparkfun just got lumbered with counterfeit ATmega328s:
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id50
>
> Makes for interesting reading. Check out the comments also.

just followed through a little more:
http://www.hkinventory.com/public/ReportedCompanyDetail.asp?IDq0

name of the rip off company is:
Shenzhen Henglian Electronics Co.

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Posted by Bob on April 24, 2010, 4:50 am

> ATmega Slugs
> Sparkfun just got lumbered with counterfeit

ATmega328s:http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id50

> Makes for interesting reading. Check out the comments also.

"Sparkfun sells counterfeit ICs" isn't a headline I would like to see
if I was running a company... :)

Surprisingly, some people actually seem to be buying them...

Posted by Frank Buss on April 24, 2010, 5:00 am

Bob wrote:

> "Sparkfun sells counterfeit ICs" isn't a headline I would like to see
> if I was running a company... :)
>
> Surprisingly, some people actually seem to be buying them...

Yes, of course: buy it for $0.50 and sell it for $5.00 on eBay :-)
But the comments clarifies it: Sparkfun was very naive in thinking it could
be used for soldering training and removed it very fast from their shop.

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Posted by Ray on April 24, 2010, 6:29 pm

On 4/24/2010 7:00 PM, Frank Buss wrote:

> Bob wrote:

>> "Sparkfun sells counterfeit ICs" isn't a headline I would like to see
>> if I was running a company... :)
>> Surprisingly, some people actually seem to be buying them...

> Yes, of course: buy it for $0.50 and sell it for $5.00 on eBay :-)
> But the comments clarifies it: Sparkfun was very naive in thinking it could
> be used for soldering training and removed it very fast from their shop.

Yeah probably no good for solder training either, probably won't tin
properly etc

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