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30 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2024 rides up and down global semiconductor sales, which is logical. But in 2020, we saw a drop in the number of reported parts even though there was an increase in global sales due to COVID. ere were fewer people working, and factories were closed, so there was less report- ing, which got caught up in 2022. e 2023 number was significantly higher than 2022, and by June 2024, there were already roughly 800 incidents reported, which was well ahead of 2023. In 2023, we also tracked the most counter- feited OEM (Figure 2). Texas Instruments was the most reported counterfeit brand. In 2023, there were 786 parts reported. Nine percent were TI parts, followed by Xilinx. Going back five to 10 years, it's still TI and Xilinx. Over the years, those top five or 10 companies change places from year to year. is supports what makes a part likely to be counterfeited: ere's demand for these chips, they're very high-volume, popular brands with Figure 2: Most counterfeited OEMs in 2023. Figure 3: Types of electronic components reported to ERAI in 2023.