We received these so called “factory sealed” components this week. It is unbelievable how sloppy the counterfeiters were. And the sad thing is that we bought…
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This is hard to believe, but Fox News reported it, so they must have done some checking before posting it online. Entire Apple stores are being counterfeited. the amazing thing…
We had to share this photo with you. It is amazing that the counterfeiters can overlook something like this. We continue to be surprised at their lack of skill on…
Japan is beginning to catch up on its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and semiconductor production. This article by CNN explains the hurdles Japan has had to go through since the quake…
This picture is a clear portrayal of the blacktopping material spilling over into the pin one indicator on this IC. This is the easiest way to detect counterfeits. It is…
We are never surprised to get counterfeits from a long time independent stocking distributor. There is a certain type of distributor class whose main focus is buying excess inventory from…
This is one of the more revealing videos we have seen of the sweat shops creating counterfeit electronic components. It is not easy to get good video coverage due to…
Here is another case of remarking on military electronic components. These parts are often bound for installation on military equipment or aerospace applications which lives depend on.
While I was presenting the increasing hardware requirements to detect today’s counterfeits at an industry conference, someone asked me the question “Instead of using all of these expensive measures to…
We check all plastic components with acetone to see how the surface reacts. Whenever we see color come off on to the cotton swab we know we have a remarked…
