NCIS (The Naval Counter Intelligence Service) strikes again! To date there have been three significant raids on electronic component distributors selling counterfeits. MVP, VisionTech, and now Epic International Electronics, Inc. …
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For those of you who are fascinated in technology history, National Public Radio did an amazing story on Silicon Valley, which included the roots of the semiconductor industry. It begins…
AERI has extended its reach into Europe with the opening of the London office. Our company has long done business in the region, but this will solidify our commitment to…
U.S. Government Secretly Buys Chips in order to Prove China’s Role in Counterfeit Component Creation
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings today with regard to blatant counterfeit electronic components readily available for purchase in a report called, ”DOD Supply Chain: Suspect Counterfeit Electronic Parts…
When testing for blacktopping on IC’s the use of acetone has been the accepted method used when inspecting parts purchased from the open market. The counterfeiters figured out years ago…
Every distributor must be careful that they are not exporting to customers like the one described in this story. There are procedures that can be put in place to investigate…
We continue to hope with the greater awareness about counterfeits that the crooks will go out of business and this problem will quietly go away. The opposite seems to be…
The amazing volume of products that Apple is producing and selling is unthinkable. Apple sold 17 million computers, 38 million iPods, 40 million iPads and 93 million iPhones last year. …
The iPad 3 is expected to be announced very soon, but there are already problems facing delivery. Due to some enhancements and supplier changes there is likely to be an…
Mustafa Abdul Aljaff, 32, has finally been sentenced after creating and selling counterfeit electronic components to our military and many commercial and medical companies as well. His company, MVP Micro,…
