IMBPS For Electronic Equipment and Components - TOC - TOC

The International Market For Brand Protection Solutions
For Electronic Equipment & Components

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Forward
1. Summary Overview – Electronic Equipment & Components
- 1.1 Table Security risks - Product related through the supply chain in Electronics Equipment & Components
- 1.2 Table Countermeasures – Appropriate to product related crime in Electronics Equipment & Components
- 1.3 Structural Shifts in the World Electronics Industry have been a Key Driver of Counterfeiting in the Sector
  - 1.3.1 Regional Trends - Electronic parts and components.
  - 1.3.2 OEM global strategies
  - 1.3.3 Counterfeiting is a major problem in the Electronics Sector
  - 1.3.4 Ways that Counterfeiters operate in the Electronics Sector
  - 1.3.5 Geographical Trends in Counterfeiting of Electronics
  - 1.3.6 The dynamics of Chinese counterfeiting operations - Electronic parts and components
  - 1.3.7 Selling Counterfeit Electronic Goods by means of the Internet
  - 1.3.8 The Next 10 Years – Trends in Global Manufacturing – Electronic Equipment and Components
2. Electronic Components
1. 2.1 Market Overview – Electronic Components
2. 2.2 Product Related Crime – Electronic Components
  1. 2.2.1 Leading problem area for Counterfeit Electronic Components - Low cost, relatively simple ‘generic’ components
  2. 2.2.2 Case Study – Counterfeit LM4051 Voltage References
  3. 2.2.3 Case Study – Counterfeit Audio Power Transistors
  4. 2.2.4 The Nature of IP Violation in the Electronic Components Business
  5. 2.2.5 Types of IP Violation and Counterfeiting – Electronic Components
  6. 2.2.6 Types of problems arising from IP Violations – Electronic Components
  7. 2.2.7 ICs versus PCBs – Vulnerability to Counterfeiting
  8. 2.2.8 Case Study – Counterfeit ICs (Integrated Circuits) – Some Recent Findings by Semiconductor Insights (SI)
  9. 2.2.9 US Customs and Border Protection service seizures in 2008 and a joint operation with the European Union
  10. 2.2.10 Counterfeit Electronics in the United Kingdom – A Summary of the Situation
  11. 2.2.11 The US and the EU crack down on counterfeit electronic components
3. 2.3 Brand Protection – Electronic Components
  1. 2.3.1 Organisational and Management Steps towards assuring the security of their supply chains for electronic parts and components.
  2. 2.3.2 Electronic Components - Product Packaging can help to mitigate overall Risk
  3. 2.3.3 Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) versus Integrated Circuits (ICs)
  4. 2.3.4 Case Study - Security Labelling Requirements for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
  5. 2.3.5 Labelling requirements – Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
  6. 2.3.6 RFID chips mounted on PCBs / PCAs – A Solution from Silica / Avnet Inc. that improves visibility in manufacturing and can also provide enhanced brand protection
  7. 2.3.7 Several organisations that are taking a pro-active and strong stance against this threat in the electronics sector
4. 2.4 Opportunities for Brand Protection Solutions – Electronic Components
3. Batteries
1. 3.1 Market Overview – Batteries
2. 3.2 Product Related Crime – Batteries
  1. 3.2.1 Case Study – Deployment of the ’Kodak Traceless’ System for Anti-counterfeiting on Kodak Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Batteries
  2. 3.2.2 Case Study - Counterfeit Nokia rechargeable batteries seized by Customs Officers in Hong Kong
  3. 3.2.3 Case Study - Batteries: One of the world’s most consumed items – Significant problems with potentially dangerous, sub-standard counterfeit products
3. 3.3 Brand Protection – Batteries
  1. 3.3.1 Case Study – Rechargeable batteries - Original Nokia Battery Labelling Program Latest Step in Fight against Unsafe Counterfeits
  2. 3.3.2 Case Study - Security Labels for a Motorola Mobile Telephone Rechargeable Batteries
  3. 3.3.3 Case Study – Rechargeable batteries - Sony Ericsson Use Hologram label
  4. 3.3.4 Rechargeable battery pack from Sony carries an authentication hologram and a covert EAS tag on the clam shell blister pack
4. 3.4 Opportunities for Brand Protection Solutions – Batteries
4. Computer equipment, components and accessories
1. 4.1 Market Overview - Computer equipment, components and accessories
2. 4.2 Product Related Crime - Computer equipment, components and accessories
  1. 4.2.1 Case Study - The seizure of £38 million UK pounds worth of counterfeit Cisco electronic equipment has raised concerns over the security of networks
3. 4.3 Brand Protection - Computer equipment, components and accessories
  1. 4.3.1 Case Study – Holographic Brand Protection Label - Microsoft Mouse
  2. 4.3.2 Case Study - 3Com introduces 3-Dimensional holographic label to 3Com switches to protect partners and end users from non-authentic 3Com switches
  3. 4.3.3 Case Study - 3m tamper evident package seal designed to protect PC computer components and to assure that they are genuine
  4. 4.3.4 Case Study – Brand Protection Security Label - Sony Vaio PC Laptop
4. 4.4 Opportunities for Brand Protection Solutions - Computer equipment, components and accessories
5. Mobile Telephones and accessories (excl. Batteries)
1. 5.1 Market Overview – Mobile Telephones and accessories (excl. Batteries)
2. 5.2 Product Related Crime – Mobile Telephones and accessories (excl. Batteries)
  1. 5.2.1 Case Study – Seizures of Mobile telephone accessories at US port in late 2008
  2. 5.2.2 Case Study - More than 30% of all mobile telephone handset sales in Uganda are counterfeit
  3. 5.2.3 Recent Trends in Counterfeit Mobile Telephone Handsets
  4. 5.2.4 Counterfeiting of mobile telephone accessories
  5. 5.2.5 Other types of product related crime – Tampering, Warranty abuse, Theft - Mobile telephones and accessories
3. 5.3 Brand Protection – Mobile Telephones and accessories (excl. Batteries)
  1. 5.3.1 Case Study – Nokia mobile telephone handset with a brand protection holographic security label
  2. 5.3.2 Case Study – Injection moulded battery charger cable with integrated Motorola logo provide some defense against counterfeiting
  3. 5.3.3 Case Study - An Integrated packaging solution provides enhanced brand protection – Nokia mobile telephone kit, including handset, rechargeable battery and accessories
4. 5.4 Opportunities for Brand Protection Solutions - Mobile Telephones and accessories (excl. Batteries)
6. Other Electronic Equipment – An Overview of Other Product Types affected by Counterfeiting
1. 6.1 Market Overview - Other Electronic / Electrical Product Types affected by Counterfeiting – An Overview
2. 6.2 Product Related Crime - Other Electronic / Electrical Product Types affected by Counterfeiting – An Overview
  1. 6.2.1 Case Study - UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Counterfeit AC Adaptors
  2. 6.2.2 Case Study - Counterfeit Electrical Lighting Products - UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Fluorescent Portable Lamp
  3. 6.2.3 Case Study – Some other examples of Counterfeit Electrical Lighting Products and related connecting cables and switches
  4. 6.2.4 Case Study - Counterfeiting of Power Tools
  5. 6.2.5 The tip of the iceberg – Counterfeiting in the Electronics sector
7. Security Features and Brand Protection Systems – Labelling & Packaging Applications - Electronic Equipment & Components
1. 7.1 How authentication technologies can assist in the fight against product counterfeiting
2. 7.2 Introducing a simple method of validation for customs inspection
3. 7.3 Developing an inspection tool or security feature that assists in identifying suspected or spurious electronic equipment and components
4. 7.4 Providing assurance to end users
  1. 7.4.1 Case Study – Retail Packaging with security hologram – D-Link Wireless Router for PC
  2. 7.4.2 Case Study – BBC News Story - Fake ‘GHD Hair Stylers’ warning in the United Kingdom – Check for the security hologram band the 16 digit code number on the genuine article – On-line internet verification
5. 7.5 Is it possible to develop a single, global anti-counterfeit device that will be recognised and used in all applications?
6. 7.6 Applying the right strategy and tactics to anti-counterfeiting and anti-tampering initiatives
7. 7.7 Developing a layered approach to product protection
  1. 7.7.1 A layered approach to authentication
  2. 7.7.2 Case Study – Tamper evident and authentication labels for Intel CPUs
8. 7.8 The importance of being able to prove provenance
9. 7.9 How install a resilient and adaptable system
10. 7.10 How to protect against theft in the supply chain and on the retail shelf
11. 7.11 Marking packaging so that products can carry their own self-validating features
12. 7.12 Adapting paper labels
13. 7.13 Using swing tickets and tags
14. 7.14 Adapting primary packaging and adding tear tapes/li>
15. 7.15 Forensic (invisible) marking methods and compounds for products and components
16. 7.16 Direct Visible Marking methods for Electronics components
17. 7.17 Security labelling (base) materials
18. 7.18 Security packaging (and cap sealing) materials
19. 7.19 Security tags and swing tickets
20. 7.20 Adding security laser engraving
21. 7.21 Specialist security materials for use in the electronics sector
22. 7.22 Brand Protection Features
  1. 7.22.1 Special Inks
  2. 7.22.2 Embossing, Holograms and foils
  3. 7.22.3 Films and overlays (includes polarisers)
  4. 7.22.4 ‘Chipless’ tags
  5. 7.22.5 Radio frequency (RFID) devices
  6. 7.22.6 Digital watermarking (printed encryption) and covert codes carried on-pack
  7. 7.22.7 On product marking to aid verification
  8. 7.22.8 Ink jet marking
  9. 7.22.9 Transfer ribbon marking
  10. 7.22.10 Laser encoding – on product and ink activated
  11. 7.22.11Linking serial marking to authentication databases
  12. 7.22.12 Using the internet and SMS messaging to provide provenance advice
  13. 7.22.13 Product marking with encrypted (2D) bar codes
  14. 7.22.14 Surface feature identification
  15. 7.22.15 Protecting brands on the world wide web
23. 7.23 Cost and relative security performance measurement
24. 7.24 Summary - Suitability of security technologies for a variety of packaging components
25. 7.25 Opportunities for Manufacturers of Brand Protection Solutions – Electronic Equipment and Components
Appendices
1. Appendix I Brand Protection Solutions – A new series of 10 targeted end user sector specific market reports from Vandagraf International
2. Appendix II Major multi-client report: “The International Markets for Brand Protection Solutions – 2nd Edition (Publication date: January 2008) - A techno-economic market review
About Vandagraf International Limited
Author Profiles
Acknowledgements