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# Identifying fake YM2612s
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This page contains some example photos that will help you identify fake YM2612 chips, primarily based on their package style. It also touches on counterfeit IC detection in general.
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In the electronics community in general, a chip that has been remarked in any way would be considered fake. For the purposes of this document, "fake" means a chip that does not work, specifically because it is not a YM2612, but has been remarked to look like one. Remarking is a common practice among sellers of obsolete ICs and is nearly unavoidable when sourcing YM2612s, but recently sellers are starting to send out completely fake chips.
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**This page contains the following:**
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* Known real chips. Please note that this page is incomplete, and some legit YM2612 package styles are not pictured here
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* Chips received from ebay sellers, determined to be real, non-remarked
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* Chips received from ebay sellers, determined to be real, but remarked
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* Completely fake chips
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Click any photo to enlarge it.
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# Known real chips
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Chips pictured here are known to be real. Photos from inside original SEGA hardware.
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![onebigdot_md1](uploads/0ba07d77070430605921f4bfbe455fec/onebigdot_md1.png)
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# Chips determined to be real, non-remarked
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![onebigdot_real](uploads/8468c2eabe7403309eb214c66898320d/onebigdot_real.png)
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# Chips determined to be real, but remarked
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![onebigdot_thea_remarked](uploads/f25ff49eb65514e3c809d1459639cb04/onebigdot_thea_remarked.png)
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![twosmalldots_remarked](uploads/76f87ca4ae7565108ac8b78cfeffb62e/twosmalldots_remarked.png)
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![twobigdots_remarked](uploads/86a58e23cf9a80c48e9aef26da26e797/twobigdots_remarked.png)
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# Fake chips
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![aidan_fake](uploads/74b33bddef4d41f6000621a45eb96eb4/aidan_fake.png)
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![natalie_fake](uploads/993978a3c0acc655c4be93514eadd18f/natalie_fake.png)
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![stefan_fake](uploads/a2889af1e775f5e0572bbae6759968cd/stefan_fake.png) |
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