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SMTA Discusses Counterfeit Components
February 26, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
BOSTON The SMTA Boston Chapter will host a technical presentation on fraudulent and counterfeit components March 4 in Boxborough, Mass. Don Trenholm will lead the talk.
"Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Component Problems and How to Avoid Them" will help attendees recognize what a fraudulent device looks like. Trenholm will show refurbished vs. clone components. The majority of fraudulent/counterfeit components are refurbished. In many cases a refurbished device will work just fine. Trenholm has been involved for several years in investigating fraudulently refurbished devices. They have a number of distinct characteristics that give them away; there are many tips for assemblers and purchasers. At the talk, Trenholm will show a number of slides from real cases. The art of refurbishing these reclaimed devices has risen to astonishing capability.
What are the primary sources? With excess and scrapped populated PCBs ending up in China and other Asian countries to be disposed of, the majority of counterfeiting occurs in the Asia-Pacific. Meeting attendees should leave with an improved ability to find these fraudulent devices.
Dons Trenholm's background primarily is in semiconductors, starting with a part-time job with Transitron in 1967 while studying at Northeastern University. He served with Fairchild Semiconductor in 1970 where he spent the next 14 years. From there, he moved onto General Instruments and various other organizations until he opened his current company in 1991: Custom Analytical.
To attend "Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Component Problems and How to Avoid Them" with Don Trenholm on March 4 in Boxborough, RSVP to Mike Sivigny at msivigny@cetaq-americas.com by February 29 to attend.