Computer chips seized in Asia
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. and European Union authorities seized more than 360,000 counterfeit computer chips in their first joint operation to crack down on what they call a rising economic and safety threat from Asia.
U.S. and EU officials said a probe in five countries last November and December uncovered a pattern of trade in chips passed off as products of makers including Cisco Systems Inc., National Semiconductor Corp. and Royal Philips Electronics. Most came from China.
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