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全球半导体产业将连手杜绝仿冒IC


有鉴于仿冒半导体组件对关键基础建设与应用所带来的威胁，来自全球各地的半导体产业协会(Semiconductor Industry Association，SIA)代表日前齐聚于德国，探讨透过标准订定来杜绝仿冒产品的可行性。产业代表在会议中达成了制定强制性反仿冒标准的共识，具体内容则未公开。

根据欧洲半导体产业协会(ESIA)反仿冒工作小组的统计，在2007至2008年间欧洲境内就查获了36万颗的仿冒IC，未经查获的案例可能还有更多；这些仿冒品对产业界与整个社会所造成的损害是难以估计，现在业者们也已有所警觉。

参与该场会议的产业界代表来自中国、欧洲、日本、韩国、台湾与美国等地，讨论的题目包括可检测出仿冒芯片的与物理与电气标准、反仿冒工具套件(anti-counterfeiting toolkits)，以及客户在反仿冒战役中所扮演的角色。

大部分仿冒芯片的供应来源目前仍难以查明，这显示了在有通路商从事非法交易的情况下，要取得确切的信息是很困难的。该场研讨会的共同主持人、ESIA代表Martin Spaet表示：「在很多案例中，仿冒芯片是取自于回收计算机的旧芯片，被重新打上不同的品牌、当做较高价的芯片又卖出去。」

Spaet指出，销售仿冒芯片的手法都非常老练且变化迅速；不过这些估计会造成高度损失的仿冒芯片，其实销售量通常较低。而很显然的，目前并没有任何简易的方法能检测出仿冒或是被重新包装的芯片。「它们可能以各种外观与尺寸大小出现；」Spaet表示。

最后该场会议参与人员所达成的共识，是各国都应针对反仿冒芯片检测建立国际性的、对等的强制性标准；不过这些标准会长什么样子则不清楚。「强制性标准的实施，需要业者、客户与政府机关之间的密切合作；此外，建立业者与客户之间快速、有效率的沟通管道也有必要。」Spaet表示。

至于其它更多相关细节Spaet则拒绝透露，他表示：「基于反仿冒行动的性质，这些强制性标准的细节不会公开。」

Industry deliberates on counterfeit chips

MUNICH, Germany — Facing increasing threat for critical infrastructures and applications through counterfeit semiconductors, representatives of all major chip-making regions met for a workshop on anti-counterfeit measures. However besides demonstrating mutual consent, the measures to be taken remain rather vague.

During joint border operations in 2007 and 2008, 360.000 counterfeit ICs have been seized, writes the ESIA's anti-counterfeiting task force in an internal report. The number of undiscovered cases is probably much higher but apparently nobody is able to number the damage for industry and society. In any case, the industry is alarmed.

In order to discuss measures to stop the counterfeiting activities, delegations from Semiconductor Industry Associations in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the USA met for a workshop earlier this week.

On the topic list were items such as physical and electronic measures to spot counterfeit chips, anti-counterfeiting toolkits and the role of the customs in the anti-counterfeiting battle.

The sources for counterfeit chips remain largely in the dark; it proves difficult to get definitive information as to the agents of the illegal trade. However, the source of the devices is rather clear. "In many cases, the counterfeits are older chips taken from recycled scrap computers which have been remarked and resold as different brands or higher value chips," explained Martin Spaet, representative of the European Semiconductor Industry Association which co-chaired the workshop.

According to Spaet, shipment routes are sophisticated and quickly changing. Despite the high assumed damage, the quantities sold are typically rather low. And, clearly, there is no easy way to detect counterfeit or re-packaged chips. "They come in all shapes and sizes," Spaet said.

While however in a communique the workshop participants agreed to take enforcement measures on national, bilateral and multilateral level, they remained rather vague as to the nature of these measures. "Enforcement measures involve close cooperation between industry and customs officials as well as quick and efficient communication chains between industry and customs," Spaet revealed.

The expert declined to provide more detailed information. "Given the nature of anti-counterfeiting, detailed enforcement measures are not published," he said.

Since 20 years ago, counterfeit IC has been found in the market. It may hard to stop when the OEM parts is running out stock, especially OEM stop production line.