New Standard Supports Ongoing Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Semiconductors
Semiconductor manufacturers recently reached agreement on a set of requirements, practices, and methods to reduce the risk of counterfeit parts entering the supply chain. The JEDEC standard (JESD243) marks an important step forward in the battle against counterfeit semiconductors, which pose a clear and immediate threat to public health and safety. JEDEC is the global leader in developing open standards for the microelectronics industry.
Counterfeit semiconductors can end up in critical consumer, industrial, medical and military devices, with potentially catastrophic consequences. In one particularly alarming example, a man named Peter Picone admitted to sending counterfeit semiconductors to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut, where the semiconductors were intended for use in nuclear submarines. Fortunately, in the Picone case, the counterfeits were identified before they found their way into critical military systems. Next time, we might not be so fortunate.
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- Flexible Pixel Processor Video IP
- Bluetooth Low Energy 6.0 Digital IP
- Verification IP for Ultra Ethernet (UEC)
- MIPI SWI3S Manager Core IP
- Ultra-low power high dynamic range image sensor
Related Blogs
- The Semiconductor Landscape In A Few Years?
- Semiconductor IP Becomes A Critical Element in ASIC Design
- Novocell Semiconductor Update 2012!
- How has 20nm Changed the Semiconductor Ecosystem?
Latest Blogs
- CNNs and Transformers: Decoding the Titans of AI
- How is RISC-V’s open and customizable design changing embedded systems?
- Imagination GPUs now support Vulkan 1.4 and Android 16
- From "What-If" to "What-Is": Cadence IP Validation for Silicon Platform Success
- Accelerating RTL Design with Agentic AI: A Multi-Agent LLM-Driven Approach