Daily posts on the world of electronic parts distribution in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) by electronics industry veteran Mick Elliott, Test Editor
Captain Rochester the superhero in the fight against counterfeit and substandard semiconductors is once again flying to the rescue of those who may be lulled into buying dodgy components by dastardly vendors.
Counterfeiting is the bane of the supply chain. Distributors, component suppliers and component users all suffer when dodgy parts find their way into the market.
The Chinese electronics market has attracted plenty of flak on the issue of counterfeit components so it is good to report it has established a Reliable Electronic Component Suppliers system (RECS), and chirpy news for Avnet which has become one of the first distributors to be granted certification under RECS .
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