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Defendants Also Include Texas- and Russia-Based Corporations 165 Persons and Companies ‘Designated’ by Commerce Department BROOKLYN, NY – An indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging 11 members of a Russian military procurement network operating in the United States and Russia, as well as a… Continue reading RUSSIAN AGENT AND 10 OTHER MEMBERS OF PROCUREMENT NETWORK

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/03/10/2012/54695/counterfeiting-problems-not-getting-any-better.htm Counterfeit incident reports from the beginning of the year through the end of August averaged 107.3 per month, up slightly from 107.1 in 2011, says IHS On a sequential 12-month basis, a total of 1,336 separate verified counterfeit-part incidents have been made for transactions involving a minimum of 834,079 purchased parts. These figures are… Continue reading Counterfeiting problems not getting any better

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/09/24/2003543503 Japan’s state-backed corporate rescue fund may join the nation’s largest manufacturers to take over Renesas Electronics Corp, countering a bid by US private-equity firm KKR & Co for the unprofitable chipmaker. Innovation Network Corp of Japan may offer financial support to Renesas if asked, an executive of the investment fund said yesterday, declining to… Continue reading Bidding for Renesas intensifies

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/09/22/2003543345 An upswing in the average selling price of integrated circuits is expected to boost the production value of the global semiconductor industry through 2021, a market advisory firm said on Thursday. IC Insights said the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the average selling price of ICs is expected to be 1 percent for… Continue reading Increase in price of integrated circuits to boost industry

http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/09/19/4275522/addressing-the-challenge-of-counterfeit.html WARRENDALE, Pa., Sept. 19, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security, the number of counterfeit incidents reported by 387 participants climbed from 3,868 in 2005 to 9,356 in 2008, an increase of more than 140 percent.To help combat such counterfeiting, SAE International… Continue reading Addressing the Challenge of Counterfeit Parts — SAE International Unveils New Web Portal

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/business/china-japan-panasonic/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Hong Kong (CNN) — Panasonic halted operations at three factories in China after angry protesters ransacked Japanese businesses over the weekend amid rising tensions over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Violence against Japanese companies was seen in Xi’an, Dongguan, Changsha and Guangzhou, according to local media reports. A Panasonic factory was set… Continue reading Panasonic closes China plants after violent protests

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/09/17/2003542932 Large panel shipments continued to grow last month, in part driven by strong demand for large-sized LCD televisions, the research consultancy WitsView said on Friday. A total of 69.07 million large panels (32-inches or above) were shipped worldwide last month, up 9.8 percent from July and up 15 percent from a year ago, the… Continue reading Global large panel shipments buoyed by demand for TVs

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/09/17/2003542926 The oversupply in the global DRAM market will persist next year, despite having improved this year from last year, market researcher TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said last week. The Taipei-based researcher attributed the persistent oversupply in the market to the lack of “a unified effort” among the world’s three major DRAM makers in implementing production… Continue reading DRAM oversupply to persist next year, analysts say

http://globalpurchasing.com/features/electronics-distributors-busy-despite-uncertain-economic-outlook?NL=ESB-01&Issue=ESB-01_20120905_ESB-01_10&YM_RID=lleroy@gictg.com&YM_MID=1337677 The waiting game that has characterized the global economy over the last few years was showing no sign of change as the summer came to a close, adding to the woes of consumers and business leaders alike. But some of the industry’s largest distributors say they’re busy despite the uncertain economic climate and that… Continue reading Electronics Distributors Busy Despite Uncertain Economic Outlook

http://news.techeye.net/chips/taiwan-reassures-world-of-chip-industry-exports The Taiwanese chip industry expanded 16.4 percent in the last quarter, as revenues increased despite economic concerns. According to a report released by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, an organisation which is linked to Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic affairs, revenues in the chip industry grew over the last quarter to $13.97 billion. On an… Continue reading Taiwan reassures world on chip exports