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part 1:
Web site aims to limit channels for fake chips
1、The Semiconductor Industry Association has launched a directory
of authorized silicon distributors as part of an ongoing effort to
attack what it says is a rising problem in chip counterfeiting. The Web site and an associated manual mark small steps in education about a
problem the SIA is fighting on several fronts, including China
where huge stores of fake goods operate freely.
2、The fake chips are often rebranded parts claiming greater
performance than they actually have to earn the sellers a fast
profit. No one has accurate numbers on the size of the
counterfeiting problem, but the SIA shares several anecdotes from
its members.
3、One company has seen fakes of 100 separate part numbers appear in
the last three years. Another member reported 19 cases involving
97,000 chips. A third has seen customs officials seize fake
versions of its chips four times in the past two years, each
seizure capturing between 6,000 to 60,000 chips.
4、"Over the last two years many of the components we have found
were destined for use in avionics, many of them in military
applications," said John Sullivan, chairman of the SIA's
Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force and director of worldwide security
for Texas Instruments.
5、No crashes or other catastrophic failures of life-critical
systems have been attributed to fake chips to date, but the threat
looms, especially as military systems increasingly use
off-the-shelf silicon. "This problem is really rising to the level
of national security, public health and safety," said Sullivan.
6、To counteract the trend, the SIA is stressing the importance of buying chips only from authorized
distributors. Distributor Rochester Electronics volunteered to put
together a manual of major chip manufacturers and their authorized
distributors available upon request by email. It is also creating a Web site where it will post the information.
7、"This will be the phonebook for purchasers of components," said
Curt Gerrish, founder and chief executive of Rochester
(Newburyport, Mass.).
8、"They were the ones who brought this counterfeiting issue to our
attention and really were a catalyst in forming the task force,"
said Daryl Hatano, vice president of public policy for the SIA.
9、The Web directory is still under construction with listings
available for only about 10 of sixty major chipmakers. The group
hopes to round out the effort in the next couple weeks, Hatano
said.
10、The directory currently provides incomplete listings of
authorized distributors even for established giants. The TI
listing, for example, includes companies such as Hitachi and Toyota
listed as authorized distributors but provides no phone or Web
contact information about just what parts of those companies to
contact.
11、"This is not a final product, but a second draft at this point.
The first draft had so many holes you could drive a Mac truck
through it," said Sullivan.
12、The SIA is clear that even when the data is all in place it will
not come with any guarantee buyers won't ever get fake products
from authorized dealers. "We can't say 100 percent of authorized
distributors are not passing on counterfeit product inadvertently,"
said Hatano.
13、Chip brokers may chafe at the underlying assumption here that as
a way to avoid counterfeits buyers should not use their services.
14、"There's a need for a legitimate broker supply chain, but there
is also a proliferation of people who turn a blind eye to where
their chips are coming from," said Sullivan, adding that most fake
chips are sold through brokers.
15、Brokers say they serve an important role helping system makers
get parts that are out of stock or offering lower prices in some
cases. To address concerns about counterfeiting, some have joined
to form groups such as the Independent Distributors of Electronics
Association (IDEA), a non profit trade group that develops standards and processes
for testing the authenticity of chips.
16、Getting a product warranty, something only chip makers and their
authorized dealers can offer, is another way to assure chips are
authentic. Certificates of compliance are also useful, although they, too, can be forged, Sullivan said.
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