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The world of counterfeit electronic parts.
by J Ferguson on Sep 26, 2010
Combating counterfeiting in the electronic component and parts industries is an expensive but necessary practice. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) recently performed an investigation, and have revealed that counterfeit electronic parts, components and accessories are regularly getting into the legitimate supply chain and inventories of well known consumer electronics companies.
From talking to manufacturers, component distributors and testers, the research showed that a minimum 5% of the global electronics supply chain consists of counterfeit consumer electronics components and accessories. 5% doesn’t seem like a high number but considering the total amount of global sales which is in the trillions, 5% is a substantial figure.
Counterfeit electronic parts and components that do make their way into the supply chain and end up in consumer devices, military or avionic sectors can have dire effects since more often than not the counterfeit items...Read More >>
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