Monthly Archives: June 2016

Wana play a game of Counterfeit Alphabetti Spaghetti?  Connect the Semiconductor standard number with the standard description.  Answers next week… IPC-1782 AS6171 AS6081 AS6301 AIR6273 AS5553/ARP6328 AS6496 JESD243 AS6462 ARP6178 SAE J3061  Test Methods Standard; Counterfeit Electronic Parts  Verification Critera for Certification against AS5553  Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition  Counterfeit Electronic Parts; […]

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/283974-new-numbers-dont-lie-counterfeits-pose-a-growing-threat http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wp-content/themes/gipc/map-index/assets/pdf/2016/GlobalCounterfeiting_Report.pdf The dangers of counterfeit goods regularly make headlines: bad brakes, knock-off tires, lead-laden children’s toys and fraudulent medicines are just a few of the ways that counterfeit goods have harmed consumers. In addition to the direct dangers counterfeits pose, they undermine legitimate enterprise and fund further illicit criminal activity. Now, new numbers reveal […]

http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2016/World-Anti-Counterfeiting-Day-Why-buying-fakes-costs-more-/ World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Why buying fakes costs more? Paris, 08 June 2016 Now in its eighteenth year, World Anti-Counterfeiting Day enables national and international organizations involved in the fight against counterfeit products to increase consumer awareness of the risks and costs associated with buying fakes, and to encourage consumers to better understand the seriousness […]