The use of special DRM chips today is the main tool for detecting counterfeit products. Many models of the brand's office equipment have the functionality to notify users about the installation of counterfeit cartridges and the risks of poor-quality printing.
In a message circulated by the leadership of Canon points to the possibility of problems with the correctness of the sensors to determine the residual toner level in cartridges that do not have DRM-chips. At the same time, owners of printed Canon equipment offered detailed instructions for the new cartridges.
On the timing of the company's solution to the problems with obtaining the necessary microchips nothing is reported. At the same time there is no information about the existence of similar difficulties in other manufacturers of components for printed office equipment.
To date, the lack of semiconductors has become a serious problem affecting various areas of production. For example, most car manufacturers were forced to adjust downward their plans for the production of cars, the production of smartphones is reduced.
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