Every year, product
plagiarism inflicts billions of dollars in damages to businesses.
Such counterfeiting is not limited to luxury goods and lifestyle
products; it also is prevalent in small electronic devices or even
printer cartridges. Infineon Technologies has announced its new
OPTIGAT Trust authentication chip, which helps manufacturers of
electronic accessories and replacement parts protect their businesses
against damages caused by counterfeiting. Consumers benefit as well,
as authentication chips can help to reduce the risk of damaging the
end-device by using poorly designed pirate products.
Making organizations digitally enabled