The rapidly increased demand due to the convergence of the expansion of the new colona infection (temporary) has caused all manufacturers from smartphones to cars to lack semiconductor.Under such circumstances, it has been announced that semiconductor scammers are selling counterfeit chips to companies.

According to the IT product information site Technicrepublic, semiconductor fraudsters are incorporating companies that are desperate to procure chips in a serious lack of tips.

At the time of writing, the lead time from ordering a regular chip to the delivery may take six months, so it is rare for a car manufacturer to notice that there is no stock of parts after receiving a large number of new cars. There is none.

The chip scammer who noticed it.They are starting to advertise products using search engines, but this place cannot be developed by regular chip manufacturers.There are various scam tricks, such as shipping poor semiconductors and non -operating semiconductors, do not send products after paid in advance for chips, and procrastinate excuses.

According to John Annand, a corporate IT analyst company IT analyst company INFO-TECH RESEARCH Group, "Many fraud cases are forced to fund the web-based chip distributors that the buyers have raised in a hurry, and the promised products arrive.It is caused by the quickly closed website and losing the possibility of rescue. "

Even worse, many fraudulent manufacturers do not try to be deceived because they don't want their competitors to be known.Therefore, word -of -mouth does not stop selling counterfeit products.

The second reason for the affected company is that "I do not want to admit that knowledge and supply chain management to prevent chips from using it is insufficient."The view of Mike Borza, the chief security engineer of a major software company), is introduced.

I think it would be better to increase the supply according to the huge tip demand, but it seems that it will not work.According to Annand above, the construction of a chip manufacturing plant requires a huge cost, and it takes one and a half years to complete.The introduction of the latest equipment in an old factory can theoretically improve production capacity, but it also states that it will be expensive.

Sales of counterfeit chips can lead to serious results.According to BORZA above, "There is a possibility that it may perform incorrect movements under certain conditions or permanent failure faster than the usual expected lifespan. These problems cause reliability and returned issues.It costs the product manufacturer and impairs the trust of the customer. "I hope that the financial damage will be taken before serious human damage occurs.

Source: TechPublic

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