My purpose in establishing this blog is to discuss a broad variety of topics associated with the counterfeit parts problem and to share insight into counterfeit avoidance methodologies. Though my personal experience and insight stems from work within the aerospace and defense industries, many of the topics and insights apply to other high reliability applications.
Henry, Here’s another article from Nextgov I thought you might be interested in.
http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/12/pentagon-directive-targets-fake-parts-vulnerabilities-arms-systems/59897/
The DoD directive this article refers to is DoDI 5200.44, Protection of Mission Critical Functions to Achieve Trusted Systems and Networks (TSN) [http://wp.me/p263iE-li]
This is a prime example of how DoD views the counterfeiting and tainting/tampering as two major components of a broad problem.
Henry FYI,
Computer Systems Across Industries at Risk from Counterfeit Electronic Components
In a recent survey of companies across 20 different industries, 90 percent of respondents purchased counterfeit electrical components during the past six months, and nearly half—45 percent—of those purchases were made in support of computer operations, reports TodayComponents.com, a leading wholesaler of electronics and electrical components.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10516597.htm
Thanks, Owen.
This PR piece is an odd mashup. It opens with results from a “recent survey”, but I find nothing about it from the attributed source. The rest consists of clippings from other articles and papers (some of which are dated). Seems to be more about drawing attention to the Independant Distributor author than informing the reader.
Henry,
A slow week for the Counterfeit Parts biz…
Hope you don’t expect to get paid for it
Blessing in disguise for me. Been out of the country on vacation.