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Worldwide counterfeit control directory
A LITTLE more than nine months ago, the
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Rochester Electronics created an online resource to counteract the growing problem of counterfeit and substandard
semiconductors entering the global marketplace. The Electronics Authorized Directory is a free, worldwide directory of original semiconductor manufacturers and their authorized distributors. Buyers can access this list to make sure they are buying from vendors who can ensure traceability and authenticity of components, thereby eliminating the risk of procuring counterfeit or substandard devices from unauthorized sources. Recently, the Electronics Authorized Directory reached a milestone, now with more than 200 original manufacturers and their relevant authorized distributors listed on the site.
“On February 2, 2011, at the Sixth
Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, industry experts stressed the ease of procuring authentic components,” said Curt Gerrish, CEO at Rochester Electronics. “As speaker George Kearse, independent consultant to the mail, express, and logistics industries said, ‘We are in the age of the one-stop shop.’ The Authorized Directory is an important part of this one-stop shop model. The directory not only protects the consumer, but also the industry.” Lonnie Hurst, SIA Chairman, Anti-
Counterfeit Task Force explained, “The significant number of listings in this short time frame proves that the Authorized Directory is a necessary tool to help worldwide customers find original and uncompromised components still in production and/or available in authorized distribution. The authorized distribution network delivers semiconductors through a secure supply
chain with stringent chain of custody requirements that can prevent counterfeit
components from entering the government or customer supply chain. This literal ‘who’s who’ of authorized semiconductor
manufacturers and/or
distributors is a tool government agencies, businesses, and consumers can use to ensure the products they purchase meet reliability and safety specifications designed into the original product. The SIA Anti-Counterfeit Task Force, Rochester Electronics, and the listed semiconductor manufacturers are providing this service in order to prevent counterfeit, substandard semiconductors from being introduced into the manufacturing process or warranty replacement processes of the major manufacturers that integrate semiconductors around the world. Our goal is to enable our customers, and their customers, to purchase legitimate products that will meet manufacturer’s specifications and will not endanger the health and safety of the public and military end users, or compromise critical infrastructure or mission-critical systems. Purchasing through authorized distribution is one of the key actions customers can take to support our vision of eventually eliminating counterfeit semiconductor components from entering the supply chain.”
The Electronics Authorized
Directory is an easy-to-use online tool that lists every authorized distributor of a semiconductor according to original manufacturer and country. The Electronics Authorized Directory provides two quick and easy worldwide search tool options to help buyers locate authorized distributors: search by semiconductor manufacturer, or search by part number.
12 inch market
to double SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturing using 12-inch (300-millimeter) wafers will see production nearly double from 2010 to 2015 as chip producers increasingly employ them for older, more mature products, according to the IHS iSuppli. By 2015, foundries and integrated device manufacturers (IDM) will produce 8,753 million square inches of silicon on 12-inch wafers, up from 4,799.4 million in 2010, equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8 percent during the five-year period. This year alone, IDMs will produce some 5,608.5 million square inches of silicon on 12-inch wafers. For semiconductor makers using
mature technologies, high-volume 12-inch wafer manufacturing is the key to success. But as this ramps up, the prospect of moving to the next level—the 18-inch wafer—now is being raised, following discussions during the past few years among key suppliers about a potential transition. From a wafer manufacturer’s perspective, the transition to 18-inch represents the most logical approach to achieve the cost reductions necessary to stay on track with Moore’s Law, which stipulates that the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles every two years.
Nonetheless, major questions
remain regarding the benefits and costs of adopting the next- generation wafer size. For instance, it’s still unknown if semiconductor manufacturers, tool suppliers and silicon suppliers can profit from 18- inch wafers—all signs point otherwise. Yet this doesn’t mean that some of the leading companies won’t undertake the transition, which IHS anticipates will begin in 2015 regardless of the economics involved. Already, several industry leaders are building facilities in preparation for alpha tool installation.
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www.euroasiasemiconductor.com Issue IV 2011
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