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Perspective

Mar. 22, 2012

Counterfeit electronic parts flood US market

Explosion of counterfeit electronic parts catches federal government unprepared. By Keith Gregory of Snell & Wilmer LLP


Electronic components are essential to our daily lives. They are incorporated into medical devices as well as cell phones, our automobiles and MP3 players. Also, electronic components are incorporated into sophisticated military and aerospace items. Unfortunately, the number of counterfeit electronic parts being produced and sold by unscrupulous manufacturers has exploded in the last 10 years, flooding the military, aerospace and commercial markets. This flood of counterfe...

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