Erik R. Hosler

Holiday Hardware Boom Fuels Counterfeit Chip Surge — New "Fingerprint" Tech Aims to Stop It

08.13.2025 21:56 PM

Each August, long before festive ornaments hit store shelves, contract manufacturers enter what insiders call "Q4 mode." Production lines accelerate, component orders skyrocket, and—according to ERAI's 2024 Customs-Seizure Statistics—shipments of counterfeit semiconductors rise by more than 35 percent during the late-summer build-up.

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