Counterfeit electronic components are an increasing threat to the supply chain for consumer, industrial and, more importantly, military parts. Some counterfeit parts are like counterfeit money, ...

What is a counterfeit component? The definition has caused much discussion and disagreement in the industry. For the purpose of this article it is defined as any component that is in some way a fake.

It has become necessary for all distributors of electronic components and manufacturers of electronic equipment to inspect all incoming electronic components for authenticity. This document has been ...

The global electronics supply chain faces a growing challenge from counterfeit and recycled components, which can compromise system reliability and user safety. Recent technological innovations ...

Integra Technologies LLC, a supplier of integrated circuit test and evaluation services in the U.S. and Europe, recently announced the expansion of their current Counterfeit Detection Services in ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich) just dropped a couple of very alarming tales during a hearing about counterfeit parts making their way into brand new U.S. military weapons ...

Researchers have developed a method of imprinting a hidden magnetic tag, encoded with authentication information, within manufactured hardware during the part fabrication process. The revolutionary ...

Counterfeit components pose a growing problem in the electronics supply chain — the same supply chain that brings us everything from our personal phones and tablets, to workplace computers, to crucial ...

Counterfeit or low-quality products—such as olive oil made from dyed rapeseed oil—are often difficult or impossible to ...