Today’s electronics manufacturing market is rife with challenges, all of which have put the supply chain top of mind. Combined with lengthening lead times, lingering shortages and shorter end-of-life cycles, these trends are giving counterfeiters the pressure points they need to slip more fake products into the marketplace than ever. Manufacturers need to increase their supply chain vigilance to ensure they aren’t caught in the trap.
Costs associated with counterfeiting are staggering. If the fake chips are put on a circuit board, Counterfeit electric, electromagnetically and electronic parts jeopardize national security initiatives and harm an companies’ reputation. The biggest threat, though, is to human life, both civilian and military, where a fake chip can lead to catastrophic failures.
There are seven types of counterfeit parts: recycled, remarked, overproduced, out-of-spec, cloned, forged, and tampered. In many of these cases, better technology has allowed thieves to create more convincing fakes even more cheaply than before. Once you found the some supplier’s price is much lower than the average level, please be caution and confirm the quality and supplier’s background before order confirmed. Make sure the quality control team is on the job.
When the realization comes that a part just isn’t available, don’t panic and don’t lower standards.
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