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Gone are the days of a basic visual inspection to detect part integrity. Counterfeiters are constantly improving ways to manufacturer fake parts and resell them to unsuspecting buyers. It is through our External, Internal and Electrical testing processes that a determination can be made for product integrity.

Through our certified test labs and partners, Sensible Micro offers:

External Visual:

Visual criteria is adopted from MIL-STD-883G Method 2009.9 and is very effective in identifying non-complying products.
  • Illegible marking or marking content or placement not in accordance with the application specification
  • Presence of any secondary coating
  • Evidence of any nonconformance with details drawing or applicable procurement document or absence of any required feature.
  • Foreign and displaced material
  • Construction defects
  • Package body finish
  • Lead condition
  • Package Dimensions

Internal/Decapsulation:

Decapsulation will expose the die in any plastic IC package by etching away the die’s plastic covering. This process will allow us to see if there is actually a die in the package.

WHY DECAPSULATE?
  • Failure Analysis. Determine root cause for IC’s failure
  • Check an IC device to authenticate manufacture
    • Manufacture Logo verification
    • Part Number or Mask number verification
    • Unique Die Markings verified
  • Ensure correct wire bonding
  • Compare multiple devices for die revision verification
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February 01, 2012

My first column for SMT Magazine has been published!  As the readers here well know, it’s been an ongoing issue in our industry for a while, and counterfeiters are getting more and more sophisticated with their techniques.  As independent distributors, it is becoming ever more incumbent on us to be experts if the field of counterfeit avoidance [...]

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November 08, 2011

I know we harp on it all the time here at Sensible, but it’s truly good to see more attention getting paid to the issue of counterfeit components in any supply chain  . . . . let alone The U.S. defense and military supply chain. Today, The Washington Post reports: “On Tuesday, lawmakers heard testimony from a [...]

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