Well, If I were in maxim's PR department, I would also say that the stolen
items were defective. Whether they were or not. But, of course, we should
support honesty by ensuring we purchase through authorized channels.

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James.
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Kieran
> Sent: 2005 May 23, Mon 12:12
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: [EE]:Maxim truck hijacked
> 
> 
> http://www.maxim-ic.com/company/hijackedparts/
> 
> This release on Maxim's web site confirms details of a truck 
> hijacking in which $2.2 million worth of marked, but 
> untested, Maxim parts were stolen.  You might want to warn 
> your Buyers to source their stuff only through authorized 
> channels.  The article reports that the stollen chips could 
> have a failure rate of 30%  !!
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
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