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Is This the Right Way to Eliminate Counterfeits?
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n an effort to stop or at least min- imize the threat of counterfeit parts making their way into our
military hardware, the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) has mandated the use of DNA markings on approved products. The trouble is, original component manufacturers usually produce their semiconductors in huge lots, and setting up a DNA marking system for the relatively small quantities ordered by DLA is simply not going to happen. Instead, it will be up to third-party organiza- tions — authorized value-added dis- tributors and possibly brokers to apply the DNA marking.
DNA marking is now being mandated by
DoD’s DLA in an effort to eliminate counterfeit components from the product chain.
This is in effect, remarking,
which not only adds steps and time to the delivery process, but also adds the possibility of errors and yes, maybe even some counterfeit prod- ucts to creep into the delivery chain. The more hands a product has to pass through between the manufac- turer and the DLA, the greater the opportunity for foul-ups, as well as some shady dealings.
When used in mission-critical electronics in military aircraft such as this Osprey, counterfeit components can become murderers.
Conference, because 60 percent of the papers presented were on the subject of identifying and preventing the purchase of counterfeit electron- ics. Among these presentations were several subjects that have become important to the industry.
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) mandates of the European Union’s EC-92. The intent of EC-92 was to reclaim useful material from discard- ed electronic equipment to keep it out of the landfill, but instead it has
By Dale Lillard, President, Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc., Phoenix, AZ This was the buzz at the Nov -
ember 2012 DMSMS and Stan - dardization Conference in Orlando, Florida. It really should have been called the 2012 Anti-Counterfeiting
Serious Growth Industry The counterfeit industry has
grown, particularly in Asia, as a result of the WEEE (Waste from
evolved into pulling components from boards, cleaning them up, and reselling them as new product. Once the sales channels opened up, it was easier to sell a wide variety of coun- terfeits such as remarked packages and emulations, and the increased opportunities led to a growth rate in counterfeit component sales of 15 percent per year. That is a hefty growth rate by anyone’s standards. The DMSMS and Standard -
ization Conference is a joint govern- ment/industry conference, and it included significant discussion about the 2012 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act), specifi- cally Sec tion 818, which was pub- lished in November 2011. Under this section, the rules for govern- ment contractors for preventing and responding to counterfeits were sub- stantially tightened. Here are the new, tightened rules: l
plan to mitigate counterfeits. l
Contractors must have a corporate
ernment for counterfeit expense me - diation (contractors are responsible).
l Contractors must report counter- l
feits to GIDEP (Government Industry Data Exchange Program).
Contractors are to purchase from trusted sources, manufacturers and
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