SMTA Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials Program Finalized
May 21, 2025 | SMTAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
The SMTA is pleased to announce the technical program for the Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials. Co-organized by SMTA and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), the event will be held June 24-26, 2025 in Hyattsville, Maryland at the College Park Marriott Conference Center.
The technical program includes two semiconductor-focused keynote presentations. Other sessions will address trusted sources, technology, testing/accreditation, global perspectives, legal/policy issues, independent distributor concerns, and machine learning standards.
Matthew Hicks, Sr. Director of Foundries, Test & Advanced Packaging (FTAP) at Northrop Grumman, will provide the opening keynote presentation on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Hicks’ presentation is titled, “Microelectronics Powering America's Defense.”
Chuck Woychik, NHanced Semiconductors, will keynote the second day of the symposium with his presentation, “A Global View Versus a U.S. Focus on Outsourced Assembly and Test (OAST) Facilities to Support Wafer-Level Packaging.”
The symposium concludes on Thursday, June 26, with three professional development courses. A full-day course titled “Counterfeit Parts Detection Using SAE AS6171”, is instructed by Michael Azarian, Ph.D., CALCE, University of Maryland. Peter Sandborn, Ph.D., instructs a concurrent half-day course in the morning titled, “Electronic Part Obsolescence Forecasting, Mitigation and Management.” Diganta Das, Ph.D., CALCE, University of Maryland, will instruct the afternoon course titled, “Use of Component Documentation and Supply Chain for Counterfeit Avoidance.
Registration for this event is now open. Discounted rates are available when registering by Friday, May 23. Access to the two-day symposium and professional development courses are included in the standard conference package, details are available on the registration page.
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