Comments on: On Counterfeit Chips in US Military Hardware

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By: Astute Electronics

Astute Electronics — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:26:58 +0000

The thing that arises China as a suspect is when the US military decided to point their fingure, they wanted to send a state senate to China for further investigation.

This senate visit was declined . . . . I wonder why.

What is clear is that suppliers and distributers need to be more vigilant on knowig the source of their obsolete components.

By: Mike Lindner

Mike Lindner — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:26:15 +0000

I agree with this comment. Smacks of protectionism to me.
Simple way to avoid the $5Mil penalty, if you’re a military contractor make sure you are damn sure of your supply chain. The way governments over spend on equipment it should be affordable to do this.
No doubt the strategic reserves are there, I’d doubt there is much risk of getting a dud chip in part for a critical piece of defence hardware, more likely in bulk items like radios and night vision scopes.
Customs are trained to spot fakes every day, from DVDs to handbags…
Your final comment on recycling is they key imho, we should all be disgusted that we ship our waste anywhere other than where we live.

By: Internets of Interest:12 Dec 2011 — My Etherealmind

Internets of Interest:12 Dec 2011 — My Etherealmind — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:32:24 +0000

[...] On Counterfeit Chips in US Military Hardware « bunnie’s blog – This article talks about the differnt types of counterfeit parts used in military electronics. I’ts quite interesting. Although military applications are the concern here, I’m also concerned about fake products in the Enterprise One can purchase crudely desoldered MSM7000-series chips (the brains of many Android smartphones) by the pound, at around ten cents for a chip. These chips are then cleaned up, reballed and sometimes remarked, put into tapes and reels and sold as brand new, commanding over a 10x markup. Thus, a single batch of chips can net thousands of dollars, making it a compelling source of income for skilled labor that would otherwise work in a factory for $200 per month. [...]

By: movax

movax — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:49:59 +0000

Yep; if you’ve ever ordered BGAs from a vendor like Digi-Key, there’s a sticker on the outside of the bag (which has been vacuum-sealed) indicating a date by which you should re-bake the chips. There’s the “do-not-eat” silica gel desiccant inside, and usually a little card that servers as a humidity indicator as well.

The bags are usually opaque silver to boot, not the usual ESD bags you see. We always write “please-bake” on parts we send to the assembly house, even if they’re straight from Digi-Key just to be safe (and not waste a $5000 Stratix V).