The chip industry's open secret: Adversaries' military tech relies on U.S. components

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Semiconductor makers and government officials acknowledge the unauthorized use of American chips is a serious issue, but experts can't agree on who is to blame.

). According to RUSI's report, products from Analog Devices and Texas Instruments were the most prevalent in weapon systems.

A date marking on a Qaem-5 munition, documented by Conflict Armament Research investigators in Ukraine."For the Russian systems, we see that a lot of these components were manufactured between 2014 and 2021. And for Iranian systems, we found a lot of components made in 2021, 2020 and then we've got some components from 2022, as well," said CAR's Spleeters.

Circuit boards of four different items of Russian military equipment found in Ukraine by Conflict Armament Research investigators.All seven of the U.S. chipmakers CNBC contacted for comment condemned the unauthorized diversion of their products to countries like Russia and Iran. A spokesperson for Intel said, "We do not always know nor can we control what products our customers create or the applications end-users may develop," but stressed the chipmaker "does not support or tolerate our products being used to violate human rights."

"I don't think the bulk of the bad behavior is with the manufacturer ... It's the ultimate buyers where I think you've got the real problem," said Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

 

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Um. Everything the world uses to function is a result of the USA. The entire world modernized itself based on American innovation and values. The world than took that for granted. And spends all its time crying and bitching about America lmao. Go back to your huts lmao

We all know that already.

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