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A few years ago I bought an 8086 chip on eBay and it turned out to be fake, a random logic array chip relabeled as an 8086. It made for interesting die photos a
by kens 2y ago
A few years ago I bought an 8086 chip on eBay and it turned out to be fake, a random logic array chip relabeled as an 8086. It made for interesting die photos at least. It hardly seems worthwhile for someone to fake a chip that gets sold for $3.80.
https://www.righto.com/2020/08/inside-counterfeit-8086-processor.html https://www.righto.com/2020/08/inside-counterfeit-8086-proce...
- userbinator 2y agoThose scammers who will sell you a chip with whatever you wanted printed on it probably profit the most from "collectors" who don't ever try to verify what they actually have.