According to the G19 Board Chairman Philip Zulueta the timing is as follows; “The release of AS6081 is a moving target. The initial release draft is again in the committee…
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SAE, which is an organization that is well known for producing industry standards and training, has created a counterfeit information webpage. This could prove to be a great hub for…
The author of this article brings up a very good point. In Russia as in many of the more developed countries, the primary manufacturing of equipment is more complex devices. …
With all of the talk about counterfeit parts being found on US military products not much has been mentioned about the fact that there are many allies that we supply…
The Department of Defense, in a desperate move to curb counterfeits, has made a new requirement to manufacturers of electronic microcircuits within Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962 to embed plant…
According to IHS, the premier source for in depth information on electronic component statistics, counterfeit component deliveries should be on the rise. Their previous data from years past clearly displays…
Amazingly, when interviewed, Julian Fantino, Canada’s associate defence minister, dismissed US warnings about the counterfeit threat. “At this point in time, other than continuing to be vigilant, we don’t have…
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has a policy in place that limits component manufacturer’s access to view photographs of suspected counterfeit components. A new law is being proposed,…
Counterfeit electronic components are out there and in very critical applications. The Senate investigation on the DOD supply chain has revealed a huge number of counterfeits already in use in…
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. …
