Police bust chip counterfeiting outfit in China, fakes may have made it into PC hardware — GPUs, motherboards, and power supplies potentially impacted by fake Infineon and TI power chips

Authorities in Shenzhen have shut down a chip counterfeiting operation in China that was selling reclaimed and rebranded chips from companies like Infineon and Texas Instruments. The fake chips were distributed through shell companies posing as foreign agents and may have made their way into consumer electronics like GPUs, motherboards, and power supplies. The counterfeit chips could lead to issues like intermittent reboots and erratic fan behavior, posing a danger to unsuspecting consumers. This incident highlights the risks associated with counterfeit chips in the tech industry and the challenges of tracing and preventing their distribution.