Finally the authorities are starting to shut down the companies that are flooding the market with fakes. There is serious danger in providing these components to manufacturers, especially in the defense, medical and aerospace sector. We believe this second big bust (MVP in 2009) should send a chilling message to all of the others who are taking in windfall profits by either purposefully purchasing countereit components or just turning a blind eye and sending them off to their customers without a thourough inspection.
See some great footage and pictures of the bust at this link;
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/pinellas/counterfeit-circuit-arrests-091510
See the official government press release at this link;
http://www.erai.com/Includes/PDFs/Wren_Shannon_et_al_9-14-10.pdf
Robb Hammond, founder and president of AERI (American Electronic Resource, Inc.). Founding member and former committee chair of the SAE AS6081 Standard created for the avoidance of counterfeit electronic components. Robb founded AERI in Costa Mesa, California, in 1994 as an independent distributor of hard-to-find, obsolete and allocated electronic components. AERI is AS9120B, ISO 9001:2015 and AS6081 certified, tests to AS6171 standards, and inspects every part in its in-house QC lab before it ships. Robb writes about electronic component shortages, sourcing strategy and counterfeit avoidance.
