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Countering counterfeit products
By Ken Greenwood, technical sales manager, EMEA, Rochester Electronics
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o customer sets out to buy Counterfeit. Risky buying practices and the use of “Non-Authorised or
Independent Distributors” raises the chances of them mistakenly buying Counterfeit products. Semiconductors are the core to
electronic systems used in high reliability markets such as industrial, transportation, military, medical, energy, civil aviation, automotive, and telecommunications. Counterfeit and substandard products introduce major risk to the health, safety and security of people around the world. In 2006, Rochester Electronics launched
a comprehensive anti-counterfeit awareness campaign exposing the risks of counterfeit and substandard products. Rochester initiated the formation of the Semiconductor Industry Association's [SIA] Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) and is an active participant promoting best
procurement practices combating counterfeit and substandard products. Ways to avoid counterfeit and
substandard products: • Only buy products from authorised distributors or licensed manufacturers.
• Purchase from a provider that carries a full warranty for performance, quality and reliability.
• Ensure the provider complies with quality certifications as appropriate to the sale of the final product. Rochester Electronics is the world’s
largest continuous source of semiconductors–100% Authorised by over 70 leading semiconductor manufacturers. Rochester manufactures and distributes end-of-life (EOL) and active products for the industrial, transportation, military, medical, energy, civil aviation, automotive, and telecommunication markets. Rochester services distributors, original equipment
manufacturers (OEM), contract manufacturers (CM), and original component manufacturers (OCM). As an original manufacturer stocking
distributor, Rochester has over 15 billion devices in stock encompassing 200,000- part numbers, providing the world’s most extensive range of end-of-life (EOL) semiconductors and broadest range of active semiconductors. As a licensed semiconductor
manufacturer, Rochester has manufactured over 20,000 device types. With over 12 billion die in stock, Rochester has the capability to manufacture over
70,000 device types. Rochester offers a full range of
manufacturing services including design, assembly, plating, electrical and reliability testing, and analytical services providing single solutions through full turnkey manufacturing, enabling faster time-to- market and providing a continuous source of supply over the entire semiconductor product lifecycle. Sourcing only from 100% Authorised
Sources, such as Rochester Electronics, provides the only guaranteed way to avoid Counterfeits
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