Chinese version of ST/ARM IC

Those crafty Chinese seem to have been up to a bit of skulduggery with this little beauty – an STM32-bit MCU incorporating an ARM Cortex core. Nothing on the package crediting ST or ARM! Seems that someone has half-inched a mask-set. Below is the full description on the AliExpress website. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/CS32F103C8T6-Completely-replace-STM32F103C8T6-STM32F103-LQFP-48-In-Stock-ARM-based-32-bit-MCU-with-Flash/32952782064.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.74.3ef11e02tvIo3a&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10130_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10902_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_57,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=dbad9421-9e4c-4c06-a7f6-7697874b229b-13&algo_pvid=dbad9421-9e4c-4c06-a7f6-7697874b229b  

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