Blog about my hardware and software projects.

Tag: integrated circuit identification


  • Identifying fake op-amps by decapsulation

    A few months back, I ordered a lot of ten NE5534P operational amplifiers from AliExpress for a suspiciously low price (tenth of a normal price). My thoughts were that probably they are fake, but they might be good fakes and I could use them in a simple audio project that I work on with my…