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…
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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. …
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…
