Military wins small battle in war against counterfeit chips

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The US Department of Justice announced PDF today that a California man has pled guilty to trafficking counterfeit computer chips to the US military. Neil Fehaly agreed to cooperate with the government as part of his plea deal, and he faces up to five years in prison for passing off bogus versions of chips from Intel, VIA, STMicro, Analog Devices, and other chipmakers to the Navy. These counterfeits, some of which were outright fakes from China, and others of which were “remarked” versions of cheap chips that had been made to look like more expensive parts, have gone into countless critical military systems since the scam started, possibly endangering the lives of military personnel and civilians.