If you're "in the industry," you've seen a flurry of articles recently about the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. The hearing addressed the March 2011 investigation into counterfeit electronic parts in the DOD supply chain. The hearing revealed bad news and good news, but for once, it seems that the good news may be winning. There are cost-effective strategies to avoid counterfeits - strategies that are supported and promoted by the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) of the Semiconductor Industry association (SIA), which was formed in 2006 as a result of an anti-counterfeiting symposium held by Rochester Electronics. Rochester, Texas Instruments, and other industry leaders were instrumental in the formation of ACTF.
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