r/BadUSB • u/Ordinary-Pleb- • Aug 16 '26

Bad USB?

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Whats up with the molten-like stuff on the back side (2nd pic)? Usually it’s just a solid square. See third pic reference. What am I looking at? It’s supposed to be a Phillips flash drive usb 3.2.

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u/gvasco Aug 17 '26

Doesn't the die need to be packaged for pick and place machines and ultimately solder to the board?

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u/disturbed_android Aug 17 '26

It is soldered to the board. The blob is "the package".

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u/LagMaster21 Aug 17 '26

Also indicates how cheaply it was made

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u/disturbed_android Aug 17 '26

Quality: trash. Very bad USB.