This has been thoroughly covered in an earlier thread[0]. The chips do not in themselves violate any law. To whatever extent there may be a trademark violation,

This has been thoroughly covered in an earlier thread[0]. The chips do not in themselves violate any law. To whatever extent there may be a trademark violation, that is between FTDI and whoever mislabeled them. None of this entitles FTDI to destroy anyone's property. That's a crime. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8493849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8493849