Xray Systems for Electronics & Counterfeit

Xray Systems for Electronics & Counterfeit Description:

Counterfeit components are defined as; substitutes or unauthorised copies of a product, a product used in which the materials used or the performance of the product has changed without notice, or a substandard component misrepresented by the supplier. The detection of counterfeits has become increasingly difficult because the majority of parts have the same or similar markings as their qualified counterfeit.

The only way to determine genuine components from a counterfeit version is to X-ray them. X-ray inspection can reveal different sized die (indication of different components, different specifications), different bond wire layout and missing bond wire, different heat sink sizes (effects thermal characteristics of components) and absence of die.