Fake Chip

[khulukovski]

is there any fake chip out there i buy some chip from AE with different marking, and its noisy...

[frank]

I have never seen a fake chip but there are only 3 approved sellers of the chip (see http://www.spinsemi.com/distributors.html) so if you purchased from anyone else then it could be a fake or recovered chip.

Who is AE and how are the markings different?

[khulukovski]

I have never seen a fake chip but there are only 3 approved sellers of the chip (see http://www.spinsemi.com/distributors.html) so if you purchased from anyone else then it could be a fake or recovered chip.
Hi frank, may u can verify this --> https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq191xxpr4x2u ... R.jpg?dl=0
Who is AE and how are the markings different?

AE is A*i Expr*ss

[frank]

That might be a real chip, I would have to look into the archives to check, but even if it is it is VERY old. The first 2 digits "08" in the date code are the year it was made so it was made in 2008, 10 years ago. Most likely it is a recovered chip, removed from a product and cleaned up to look new when it is really used.

[khulukovski]

That might be a real chip, I would have to look into the archives to check, but even if it is it is VERY old. The first 2 digits "08" in the date code are the year it was made so it was made in 2008, 10 years ago. Most likely it is a recovered chip, removed from a product and cleaned up to look new when it is really used.

Ok, understood Frank. Thanks... Now i'm no worry

[igorp]

my ali experience was bad, chip were D-category , noisy , with lot of problems in sound.