How precise does CPU manufacturing have to be?

CPU manufacturing is - quite literally- unbelievable. Or, more generally, complex microchips - the same applies to WiFi chips, cellular handset chips, etc The precision and detail involved are just mind boggling. read more

Also the traveling computer show/flea market arenas can be a hotbed of this type of activity. Fraudulent computer components are not limited to processors; I have seen fake memory (SIMMs/DIMMs), fake mice, fake video cards, fake cache memory, counterfeit operating systems and applications, and even fake motherboards. read more