PIC chips from China, shipped in Styofoam

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  1. - 17th March 2013, 15:42 #1
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    Default Re: PIC chips from China, shipped in Styofoam

    "You get what you pay for"

    I'd be more concerned that the chips met Microchip standards and quality assurance checks, let alone whether they were shipped in static protective packaging.

    They may fail later on due to the fact that they are seconds or knock offs.

    Have you tried one to see if it will even operate?
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    Default Re: PIC chips from China, shipped in Styofoam

    Probably just pins in black epoxy. lol
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    Default Re: PIC chips from China, shipped in Styofoam

    Quote Originally Posted by Demon View Post
    Probably just pins in black epoxy. lol
    Nice ! I wouldn't be worried about the styrofoam at all . This reminds me of an article I read a while back in sparkfun.com. They bought a bunch of Atmega microcontrollers that ended up being fake. Here is their story

    http://www.sparkfun.com/news/350
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