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Chip shortages lead to more counterfeit chips and devices

Enlarge / This pair of FT232RL USB to serial UARTs looks quite similar—but the one on the right is a counterfeit based on a mask-programmable microcontroller and only works with older drivers. (credit: Zeptobars) Beginning with the first Wuhan quarantine in January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world from both sides of the law […]