Applied DNA Sciences and LMI have agreed to join their efforts and expertise to help protect national security and commercial supply chains from counterfeit electronic parts.
This joining of forces seeks to educate the public and private sectors on the increasing risk posed by counterfeits and to encourage development of preventive measures.
Applied DNA Sciences is a security technology firm based in New York. They provide authentication solutions that help to protect against theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. Read about their SigNature® DNA anti-counterfeiting authentication solution in our recent blog post.
LMI is a private, not-for-profit, leading consultancy who are committed to helping government leaders and managers reach decisions that make a difference.
"Supply chains critical for commerce and security are under attack. In the electronics arena, remarking, cloning, and manufacture from salvaged die are creating increasingly sophisticated counterfeits.” said Joe Doyle, senior consultant for LMI. “A cutting edge technology company in this space working with a leading supply chain consultancy is just the sort of collaboration that can make a difference,” Doyle added.
To read the press release in full, please visit the Applied DNA Sciences website, or to read Atlantis Electronics counterfeit policy, please visit our website.
The Semiconductor Industry Association
(SIA) have reported that worldwide semiconductor sales reached an
industry annual record in 2013, totalling $305.6 billion. This is an
increase of 4.8% from 2012's total of $291.6 billion.
December
2013 alone reached $26.6 billion, marking the strongest December on
record. Also, Q4 2013 global sales reached $79.9, a 7.7% increase from
the $74.2 billion reached in Q4 2012.
“The global semiconductor
industry exceeded $300 billion in sales for the first time ever in 2013,
spurred by consistent, steady growth across nearly all regions and
product categories,” said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, SIA. “The
industry finished the year on a strong note with its best December on
record, indicating that recent momentum is likely to carry over into
2014.”
Strong demand was seen in several product segments in
2013, with Logic being the largest semiconductor category by sales,
reaching $85.9 billion in 2013, a 5.2% increase from 2012. Memory at
$67.0 billion and MOS Micro-ICs at $58.7 billion, were also up in the
top 3 in terms of revenue sales. Memory was the fastest growing segment
with an increase of 17.6% in 2013, with DRAM performing particularly
well, increasing by 33.3% year-over-year. While NAND flash also
experienced a strong growth of 8.1%.
Other well performing
product segments include; optoelectronic products which reached $27.6
billion in sales with a 5.3% annual increase, and Analog which reached
$40.1 billion in sales with a 2.1% annual increase.
To read the article in full, please visit the SIA website.
