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One of the biggest problems that the electronic component industry is facing is the Counterfeit Electronic Components. Counterfeiting has been since a long time a huge problem and over the years the industry tycoons have found a way to stay vigilant. A variety of solutions such as visual inspection equipment have been used to minimize the ever growing problem. 

As the threat of counterfeiting grows with each year, government and private companies alike have been working to find numerous ways to detect the counterfeited components. One of the important ways companies have found to lessen the invasion of the phony electronic components is to protect the supply chain. Protecting the supply chain with the following methods will decrease the invasion of the counterfeit goods in the market.

 

Sizing Discrepancies

One way to detect the counterfeit is by measuring the sizing discrepancies. This means that the bogus electronic components will have different height and weight from that of original. The specification of the original component will help to detect the right component. The visual inspection equipment helps to detect the sizing discrepancies.

  

Marking authenticity

One of the most common ways that counterfeiters use if the blacktopping, the process of blacktopping involves covering the original part numbers and details. The details are then reprinted with false information. To check if the product that you have received is original use acetone wash to remove the false printing if any.

X-Ray inspection

The X-ray inspection is a process to examine the inner workings of the electronic component. This process is used to check the evidence of counterfeiting by highlighting the die, signs of delamination and wire bonds. As a visual inspection equipment, the X-ray inspection finds out any counterfeits in the components.

 

 

Detecting any electronic component counterfeiting is necessary and with right visual inspection equipment, the fake components can be easily detected. If you are looking for a original component with the exact specifications by the manufacturer, make sure you contact Resion. They are leaders in the electronic component industry and have one of the largest electronic components inventory in the US.