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Securing Industry, Phil Taylor
Researchers in the US have proposed a method of protecting semiconductor chips from counterfeiting that relies on deep learning techniques and an optical marker.
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Electronic Design, William G. Wong
The U.S. once dominated semiconductor manufacturing, but that was decades ago. Semiconductor manufacturing started with companies using or selling the chips they created. Mainframe companies like IBM manufactured their chips to keep the designs in-house as well as provide an edge on technology and performance.
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Foreign Affairs, Hanna Dohmen, Jacob Feldgoise, Charles Kupchan
n 2022, amid rising U.S.-Chinese tensions, the Biden administration rolled out export controls to prevent Beijing from obtaining advanced semiconductors and the equipment to produce them domestically. The stated objective of these restrictions was to deny China the cutting-edge AI capabilities it could use to modernize its nuclear and conventional weapons.
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Reuters, James Pomfret, Michael Martina
HONG KONG/WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - Semiconductors and other restricted goods shipped through China and Hong Kong to fuel Russia's war effort fell by a fifth this year previously undisclosed U.S. Commerce Department data shows, but Hong Kong remains a global sanctions evasion hotspot.
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Forbes, Heather Wishart-Smith
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed significant deficiencies in supply chain logistics, with essentially no corner of consumerism spared. Among them, the global semiconductor chip shortage – which lasted over three years and caused significant follow-on economic, safety, and other impacts – has prompted regulatory, innovation, and technological responses...
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The Mercury News, Rick Hurd
A federal judge has sentenced an Alameda County man to 3½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling $3.5 million in counterfeit and substandard electronics for use in military systems, authorities said. The scheme by Steve H.S. Kim, 63, was intended to defraud the Defense Logistics Agency, a branch within the United States Department of Defense...
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
Maxim Marchenko, 52, was sentenced today to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in procuring dual-use, military grade OLED micro-displays for Russian end users.
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MeriTalk, Cate Burgan
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced new legislation that would prohibit Federal agencies from buying technology products from “grey-market” sellers rather than authorized dealers.
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Fedscoop, Madison Alder
Federal agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill.
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Securing Industry, Phil Taylor
A bipartisan resolution in the US recognising the month of July as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month has been passed in the Senate.
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