https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a6e4cc95-49c5-401d-94a4-288c11d130f0 FTDI have released a windows driver update that bricks any product using counterfeit chips. A classic case of corporate suicide. Dave breaks down "FTDIgate", and rants about FTDI's official response. NOTE: The 2nd half of this video includes the original rant video before FTDI responded and withdrew their new driver. FTDI's response: http://www.ftdichipblog.com/?p=1053 The forum thread that's going crazy! http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232 EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/ Sun, 17 May 2026 05:48:02 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a6e4cc95-49c5-401d-94a4-288c11d130f0 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.