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Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 17 23:20:12 EDT 2011 | leadthree
Hola, seems we bought some fishy parts from a vendor in Germany. One is for sure fake, the others we don't know yet. Does someone here knows some reliable counterfeit testing labs? Best would be one in Hong Kong
Electronics Forum | Wed May 19 11:39:52 EDT 2010 | ccross
Over the last year we have seen a number of reworked and counterfeit parts coming in - particularly BGAs. This has been rather expected of some of our 'black market' sources but lately we have seen it from our larger, more respectable vendors as well
Industry News | 2009-09-26 16:52:56.0
Minneapolis, MN - The SMTA and CALCE/University of Maryland are pleased to announce that the 3rd Annual Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts will be held on December 2-3, 2009 at the University of Maryland. Counterfeit electrical, electronic, and electromechanical (EEE) parts pose a significant threat in the global supply chain. In addition to losses to legitimate producers for the components, equipment failures or malfunctions can present situations that cause mission failures, health and safety concerns and could jeopardize national security.
Industry News | 2011-09-21 11:41:28.0
SMTA and CALCE are pleased to announce that the program for the Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium West is finalized and available on-line at smta.org/counterfeit and registration is open. The event will take place December 6-8, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort in Anaheim, California.
SMTnet Express, September 4, 2014, Subscribers: 23183, Members: Companies: 14034, Users: 36770 Counterfeit Integrated Circuits: Detection, Avoidance, and the Challenges Ahead. U. Guin, M. Tehranipoor; ECE Department, University of Connecticut, D
