The rumors I have heard are that the problem of theft of technology is
causing the pcb buyer to reconsider sourcing to a more reliable, trustworthy
source.  We can only hope....

Rudy Sedlak

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<< Rudy:

 That said, does it change the behavior of the sending customer or are
 the benefits so dominant that the risk
 of technical/knowledge transfer are minmized to the "it does not matter"
 level?

 Charlie

 Rudy Sedlak wrote:

 > Certain VERY large buyers of boards have noted the same thing.  Some
 > few months after designs are submitted, populated (assembled) versions
 > of the same board are available, at deeply discounted prices.
 >
 > Rudy Sedlak

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