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Counterfeit chip reports maintain record pace
Dylan McGrath
10/3/2012 12:51 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO—U.S. defense representatives are set to update rules governing the acquisition of electronic components by the military Wednesday (Oct. 3) in an effort to thwart an epidemic of counterfeit parts which has continued at an unprecedented pace thus far in 2012, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
Reported incidents of counterfeit electronic parts have increased slightly from the record highs achieved last year, IHS said. The number of reported incidents this year through August has average 107.3 per month, up from 107.1 last year, IHS said.
On a sequential 12-month basis, a total of 1,336 separate verified counterfeit-part incidents have been made for transactions involving a minimum of 834,079 purchased parts, according to IHS. The figures are considered conservative because purchased parts reflect only a subset of all reported incidents, the firm said.
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The updates to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) regulations are part of measures intended to regulate the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, IHS said. Among other changes, the updates seek to improve systems for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit parts at all tiers in the supply chain, IHS said.
The new rules also shift the burden of costs associated with rework or corrective action due to counterfeit parts back to defense contractors, according to IHS. They specifically spell out new requirements for analyzing, assessing and acting on reports of counterfeit electronic parts and suspected counterfeits, the firm said.
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Reported incidents of counterfeit electronic parts have increased slightly from the record highs achieved last year, IHS said. The number of reported incidents this year through August has average 107.3 per month, up from 107.1 last year, IHS said.
On a sequential 12-month basis, a total of 1,336 separate verified counterfeit-part incidents have been made for transactions involving a minimum of 834,079 purchased parts, according to IHS. The figures are considered conservative because purchased parts reflect only a subset of all reported incidents, the firm said.
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The updates to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) regulations are part of measures intended to regulate the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, IHS said. Among other changes, the updates seek to improve systems for the detection and avoidance of counterfeit parts at all tiers in the supply chain, IHS said.
The new rules also shift the burden of costs associated with rework or corrective action due to counterfeit parts back to defense contractors, according to IHS. They specifically spell out new requirements for analyzing, assessing and acting on reports of counterfeit electronic parts and suspected counterfeits, the firm said.
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mondoe
10/4/2012 8:42 PM EDT
Is is amazing that we still RFQ's on some of the Asian databases (in China and HK) directly from US army Navy contacts !. Until the Military and it's contractors wise up they will continue to have these basic problems !. Unless these RFQ's are 'traps' to expose some of the dubious suppliers !, then it is spot on !! and the right thing to do !.
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