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ERAI, Inc. is a privately held global information services organization that monitors, investigates and reports issues affecting the global semiconductor supply chain. Since 1995, ERAI tools and services have assisted buyers and sellers from all sectors of the supply chain in preventing loss by mitigating risk in the material purchasing process. Our unique service enables companies to perform industry specific risk mitigation on suspect counterfeit, high-risk and non-conforming parts, as well as, problematic vendors and customers.

As the world's largest database of non-conforming material, ERAI is leading the fight against the sale of counterfeit and high-risk components and promoting a higher level of awareness via data-sharing, education, training and networking. The evolving global marketplace has made ERAI a necessary service for anyone involved in the electronic supply chain.

Department of Defense Instruction Number 4140.67
The Department of Defense released the DoD Counterfeit Prevention policy (Department of Defense Instruction Number 4140.67) on April 26, 2013.
Counterfeit electronic components in the supply chain
Snell & Wilmer
Richard C. Katz


USA
May 3 2013
On May 21, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a report of its inquiry into counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain. The Committee's report stated that the problem of counterfeit electronic parts was widespread, noting approximately 1,800 cases of suspect counterfeit parts including over one million individual counterfeit components. While the counterfeit electronic component problem was already well known, the Senate Committee’s concern for the safety of sophisticated U.S. aircraft being compromised by cheap (primarily) Chinese counterfeit components has further raised the level of government scrutiny. Read More...

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