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PODCAST: Counterfeit Components Make A Real Impact

May 12, 2010
In this podcast, Electronic Design Contributing Editor John Edwards speaks with Paul Romano, chief operating officer of components distributor Fusion, about counterfeiting's impact on the electronics industry.

A continuing flood of counterfeit electronic components is leading to unreliable and unsafe consumer, business and military products, potentially hurting reputations, bottom lines and even innocent people. In this podcast, Electronic Design Contributing Editor John Edwards speaks with Paul Romano, chief operating officer of components distributor Fusion, about counterfeiting's impact on the electronics industry, the forces behind counterfeiting and how enterprises can identify fake parts and protect themselves against counterfeiters.

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