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http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/01/whistleblower-claims-siemens-china-division-fired-him-exposing-bribery-scheme?et_cid=3053109&et_rid=490548983&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mdtmag.com%2fnews%2f2013%2f01%2fwhistleblower-claims-siemens-china-division-fired-him-exposing-bribery-scheme Whistleblower Meng-Lin Liu accuses Siemens China of engaging in an illegal kickbacks scheme and of firing him when he brought evidence to the company’s regional CFO. European technology giant Siemens (NYSE:SI) was sued by a former employee who claimed that he was fired for blowing the whistle on an illegal bribery scheme. Meng-Lin Liu,… Continue reading Whistleblower claims Siemens’ China division fired him for exposing bribery scheme

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/21/12/2012/55255/2013-its-time-to-tackle-fake-components.htm The US Department of Defence showed us in 2012 that it is serious about eradicating counterfeit electronic components from their military supply chains and in all probability other defence sector have a similar problem, writes Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN) The counterfeit of electronic components for military and avionics… Continue reading 2013: It’s time to tackle fake components

The much anticipated AS6081 standard was released on November 8, 2012 as a standard for independent distributors, brokers and Franchise Distributors for the avoidance, detection, mitigation and disposition of fraudulent and counterfeit electronic parts when selling parts not directly obtained from the OCM. Certified bodies are not yet accredited to audit companies to this standard,… Continue reading AS6081 Standard Released

http://news.techeye.net/chips/amd-slashes-orders-to-globalfoundries AMD has told Globalfoundries to stop making so many of its chips because no one is buying them. According to Bloomberg, AMD has formally reduced chip orders from supplier Globalfoundries as part of a cost cutting move to preserve cash during a PC-market slump. AMD thinks that it will only buy wafers from GloFo… Continue reading AMD slashes orders to GlobalFoundries

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/aug/20/jury-convicts-new-york-man-defense-contract-fraud-ar-1143331/ COLUMBUS — A United States District Court jury convicted a New York Man of mail and wire fraud, false claims and money laundering for selling nonconforming parts to the Department of Defense Jerome Rabinowitz, 69, of Great Neck, New York, sold the items under a contract to supply electronic components. According to the indictment,… Continue reading Jury Convicts New York Man Of Defense Contract Fraud

http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1060&doc_id=255398& Industry and government continue to hammer away at anti-counterfeiting measures. Dan Deisz of Rochester Electronics recently presented at the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) & Standardization Conference, which focuses on government-related matters. Deisz shared the following observations. NDAA Henry Livingston of BAE reported on the impact of the National Defense Authorization Act… Continue reading NDAA, DLA, DNA… Still Clear as Mud

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20579077 brief jolt of 800C heat can stop flash memory wearing out, researchers in Taiwan have found. Flash memory is widely used in computers and electronic gadgets because it is fast and remembers data written to it even when unpowered. However, flash memory reliability suffers significantly after about 10,000 write and read cycles. Using heat,… Continue reading High heat helps ‘heal’ flash memory chips

http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20121126/DEPARTMENTS01/311260007/Feds-industry-split-over-counterfeit-parts-strategy?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Congress|p Industry groups are crying foul over steps the government is taking to curb the growing problem of counterfeit parts making their way into products and weapons bought by the government. Of particular concern is a provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which orders the Defense Department to hold contractors financially responsible for… Continue reading Feds, industry split over counterfeit parts strategy

http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/news/furore-over-us-anti-counterfeiting-dna-marking-str?goback=.gde_130028_member_189201113 SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturers are up in arms over a new anti-counterfeiting requirement from the US Defense Logistics Agency. On 15 November 2012, the US DLA’s DNA-marking requirement came into effect, requiring for all chips sold to the US Department of Defense to be marked with contractor-unique, DNA-based signatures. Earlier this year, Electronics News reported on… Continue reading Furore over US anti-counterfeiting DNA marking strategy

http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2012/11/boeing-settles-basic-design-of-new-jet?et_cid=2951145&et_rid=490548696&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.manufacturing.net%2fnews%2f2012%2f11%2fboeing-settles-basic-design-of-new-jet RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Boeing Co. has made decisions on the design and hired additional suppliers for its new 737 Max jet that is scheduled to start showing up in airline fleets in 2017. The company said Thursday that it finished the broad outlook or “firm concept” for the new single-aisle airplane, which Boeing… Continue reading Boeing Settles Basic Design Of New Jet