PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia couple has been sentenced to federal prison for running a counterfeit electronics operation that imported fake cell phones and accessories bearing major brand names, prosecutors said.

The scourge of counterfeit hard drives is showing no signs of stopping. After reports of hard drives used for Chia cryptocurrency mining being sold as new came out, Seagate recently seized around 700 counterfeit hard drives in Malaysia. Counterfeiters are using intricate methods to pass off used desktop drives...

Two Riverside County residents pleaded guilty Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from a counterfeit electronics scheme that targeted Apple stores across Southern California, including one in Pasadena, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. \

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies not shifting production to the U.S., speaking ahead of a dinner with major technology company CEOs.

AUSTIN, Texas – An Armenian national made his initial appearance in a federal court in Austin today after he was indicted and extradited on charges related to an alleged export control conspiracy. According to court documents, from February 2022 until at least August 2024, Kamo Kirakosyan and others allegedly participated in a criminal conspiracy to export goods, including items that can be used for semiconductor manufacturing...

The real crisis isn’t that obsolescence happens – it's that the industry still acts like it won’t. It’s not that the electronics industry doesn’t know obsolescence is a threat. It’s that, increasingly, it acts like it doesn’t care. Despite mounting warnings, the accelerated pace of innovation, once celebrated as progress, has become a liability. 

The United States is tightening restrictions on foreign chipmakers in China, revoking special authorizations that had allowed South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix to access American semiconductor manufacturing equipment, according to a Federal Register notice.

The hot-button issue of tariffs has cast a shadow over the electronics industry in 2025, but they are not the only factor. Tariffs are just part of the issues factoring into decisions electronics suppliers globally are making, according to a report titled "How trade tensions are reshaping the global semiconductor landscape" from market intelligence firm Omdia.

The U.S. cannot afford to rely on Taiwan for its chip supply, says Secretary Howard Lutnick, who warned in a CNBC interview that 99% of leading-edge semiconductors being made just “80 miles from China” poses a direct threat to national security. 

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 300 percent on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for foreign companies that commit to manufacturing in the US.