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    Protecting Safety, Revenue and Brand: Combating Counterfeit Semiconductors in the Automotive Supply Chain

    May 28, 2020
    The counterfeit market for semiconductors is real, sizable and growing. The good news is there are immediate and cost-effective measures available to secure the semiconductor supply chain and stop counterfeiters in their tracks.
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    This white paper is part of the TechXchange: Chip Shortages and Counterfeits

    The counterfeit market for semiconductors is real, sizable and growing. Industry analysts peg the current market for fake semiconductors at $75B. Counterfeit chips pose great risk to driver comfort and safety, to say nothing of the severe negative consequences they present to automaker revenues and brand. The good news is there are immediate and cost-effective measures available to secure the semiconductor supply chain and stop counterfeiters in their tracks.

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