Counterfeit and Substandard Semiconductors: The Solution to the Threats

The counterfeiting of semiconductor components is escalating at an unprecedented rate. With increasingly sophisticated methods, counterfeit components are produced in many areas of the world and distributed globally.
Additionally, unauthorized distributors render genuine parts substandard through improper handling. To make matters worse, semiconductors are being altered through a practice known as “malicious insertion” to cause damage or failure to the parts in which they are installed, or to gather intelligence. There are many methods and many levels of counterfeiting, but there are two facts that are pertain to all of them…