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Novel approaches for the detection of counterfeit electronic. This standard was created to provide uniform requirements, practices and methods for testing eee parts to. The new dod rules on counterfeit electronic parts chris haile cathy kunz richard arnholt grant book jason lynch june 5, 2014. Although we are not aware of any specific manufacturers producing counterfeit parts and selling them on as harwin product, we understand the potential for this situation. Mar 03, 2020 counterfeit electronic components can come from a variety of distributors, resellers and manufacturers in countries around the world. Jan 03, 2011 new and original microchips are harder and harder to find, especially end of life or obsolete components. Counterfeit components in electronics management, research. It is up to us design engineers to prevent such incidents by arming ourselves with the knowledge to spot counterfeit parts. Authored by kirsten koepsel, the second edition of counterfeit parts and their impact on the supply chain expands on the latest insights of what is really happening in the world of supply chains, quality monitoring and testing, counterfeiting mitigation, and avoidance strategy. Counterfeit electronic components ecomp, electronic. Farewell to counterfeit electronic components counterfeits show up in virtually every industry, so its not surprising counterfeit components are a problem in the electronics industry.