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[scoville]

Hello,

I read the datasheet and looked on the website for more information but could not find how the date code is marked on this device.  Often times the date code for other chips is in a YYWW format, but this isn't.  Can anyone tell me the year and week of this chip?

Thanks for the help!

[austin]

s,

Please contact your Xilinx authorized distributor to answer these questions.

There is a spate of bogus remarked chips out there 'pretending' to be Xilinx die.  They may, or may not be Xilinx die, and are often not the die that the package is marked with.

It is very profitable to pull scrap chips off boards, sand them down, and re-mark them, and sell them.  It is called the counterfeit chip market, and that is why if you do not buy from an authorized Xilinx distributor, you are all on your own.

[scoville]

I understand, I just want to know the format for the date code on this specific chip. 

[scoville]

For instance, this user received the help he/she needed when they had a similar situation.

http://forums.xilinx.com/t5/CPLDs/lot-code-and-date-code-verification/td-p/131116

[austin]

and they received the same answer we just gave you....

[scoville]

No, they had date and lot code verified as non authentic.  I'm not even asking about authenticity, I just need to know the date code of that part.

[scoville · Accepted solution]

I am none of those things and will email you directly.