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Altera_Forum
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11 years ago

TERASIC board warranty issues, beware

I want to warn fellow engineers about an issue I had with Terasic. I purchased a DE1 board from them and it promptly failed after using it only for 2 weeks. All I did with the board was turn it on ...
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Altera_Forum
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11 years ago

I wish it was as easy as a failed power supply. The FPGA has stopped working but the power supply is functional. Terasic has indicated that I must have zapped it with static. That is the easy response to any failed chip. Just want them to honor their warranty like any reputable US company would do.

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