08/09/10 Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week
Senators Concerned about Counterfeit Parts
Two senators have asked how Defense Department officials intend to stop counterfeit parts, including electronics, from flowing unnoticed into the defense supply chain. Learn More
06/21/10 Surface Mount Technology
Trust but Verify. Why Take the Risk? Detection of Counterfeit Components by K-Shell XRF Technique.
Steve Glass, RMD Instruments, warns that counterfeit electronic components discovered by the defense industry has doubled since 2008. He busts a few myths about counterfeiting, such as “all counterfeit components come from China” and “counterfeits are so crude they can easily be detected.” ... Learn More
06/02/2010 Product Design & Development
Gray Markets: Buy from an Authorized Distributor or Buy at Your Own Risk
The best assurance that a design engineer has to minimize the risk of buying counterfeit components is to buy from an authorized source. ...Learn More
05/28/2010 IC Trends
How Big is the Counterfeit Electronic Components Problem?
As we head into the CALCE Symposium on Counterfeit Electronics, questions about the scope of this problem and its impact on our industry are being asked. Learn More
MiIitary & Aerospace Electronics Allan Whitlow
Integrators must take measures to protect themselves from counterfeit electronic parts
Once the bane of the U.S. Treasury, counterfeiting has now spread, from con artists using ink-jet printers to run off phony $20 bills, to the manufacture of fake Rolex watches, bogus designer clothing, and now, fraudulent electronic components.
04/6/10 EDN
Rob Spiegel, Contributing Editor - Electronic Business
Distributors Fight Counterfeit Components
The problem of counterfeit components is getting worse, even as OEMs, suppliers and distributors improve their identification tactics. The Department of Commerce released a report earlier this year that showed incidents of counterfeiting rose 240 percent from 2005 to 2008. Learn More
03/22/10
Defense Industrial Base Assessment: Counterfeit Electronics
In June 2007, the U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) asked the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) to conduct a defense industrial base assessment of counterfeit electronics.
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02/17/10 EE Times
U.S.: Fake Parts Threaten Electronic Market
The counterfeiting of electronic components continues to rise despite increased efforts at corporate and governmental levels to fight the crime and is threatening the health of the industry supply chain, according to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security. Learn More