I was just browsing ebay and found this little board. I haven't seen anything with this chip posted before, so here you go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Class-D-digital...oryZ3280QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Haha, I like the silkscreen on the board.... "state of D art".
http://cgi.ebay.com/Class-D-digital...oryZ3280QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Haha, I like the silkscreen on the board.... "state of D art".
BWRX said:So... this guy basically copies the reference design (pcb, parts, etc.) straight from the datasheet and is trying to sell them. That's legal, right?
Doh, your right......even down to the last little bit of silkscreen. I had browsed through the data sheet when I first found it, but I didn't scroll down all the way.
Think there's any chance these are reference boards from Phillips?
from the ebay page:
the circuit diagram and PCB layout, Part list was include in Philips TDA8920TH/N1 data sheet it is avaliable on Philips Semiconductor Website http://www.nxp.com/pip/TDA8920TH_N1.html
Yep, that's why I asked this question.
It wasn't meant to be sarcastic if that's how it came across
BWRX said:That's legal, right?
It wasn't meant to be sarcastic if that's how it came across
BWRX said:It wasn't meant to be sarcastic if that's how it came across
I have sarcasm coursing through my veins, so yes, that's how I took it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
BWRX said:That's legal, right?
An interesting question.....
Certainly Phillips has a copyright on the design and layout. I doubt you can just take their design and start cloning and selling it. But on the other hand, would they care? They just want to sell chips, right?
The copyright laws may not apply in Thailand. But they would apply to selling here.
As stated above - maybe these are the real thing. Phillips has to have them built somewhere. Not likely they're doing it in the Netherlands. So maybe this guy has a way to get his hands on them straight form the plant. Who knows?
EDIT: Tell you what. I'll try to contact some of the buyers to see what they think of the boards. Will report here.
I did hear back form one of the buyers. He says it is a clone, not the original reference board.
He also says that his did not work when he got it and also: "Some poor choices were made on component sizing and do not fit well on the PCB. For instance, adjacent caps - 1st one fits, 2nd one has to have leads bent a little, 3rd one a lot, 4th one just barely tacked to pads."
Sounds like a "buy at your own risk" thing.
He also says that his did not work when he got it and also: "Some poor choices were made on component sizing and do not fit well on the PCB. For instance, adjacent caps - 1st one fits, 2nd one has to have leads bent a little, 3rd one a lot, 4th one just barely tacked to pads."
Sounds like a "buy at your own risk" thing.
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