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Physical Tests for Counterfeit Detection

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With the proliferation of counterfeit components in the electronic component supply chain over the last decade, it has become imperative that manufacturers, distributors, and users of electronic components inspect all incoming electronic components for authenticity, especially for those parts that will be used in critical systems, infrastructures, and applications (aerospace, military, medical, transportation, etc.). The risk of using a tampered, unreliable, or untrustworthy counterfeit component in such systems can be catastrophic (i.e., life-or-death). In addition, critical systems are often composed of older and obsolete electronic components which are no longer available from the original component manufacturers (OCMs) or OCM-authorized distributors. Following the laws of supply and demand, obsolete components are therefore more expensive, thus increasing the financial incentive for counterfeiters to source fakes of such parts.

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Tehranipoor, M.(., Guin, U., Forte, D. (2015). Physical Tests for Counterfeit Detection. In: Counterfeit Integrated Circuits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11824-6_4

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