Back-to-Basic but Hard-to-Detect Visual Methodology to Identify
Counterfeit Parts

Krishna Ganason Pillai is a dedicated engineering professional with over 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. She served as a Business Unit Quality Engineer at Texas Instruments for a decade, where she played a pivotal role in resolving critical customer issues and building strong relationships across various departments. Krishna then joined Fusion Worldwide as a Quality Engineer, where she continued to excel, eventually taking on the role of Director of Engineering. In this position, she oversees engineering activities and ensures the quality standards are met. Her experience includes working closely with customers and cross-functional teams, both in the United States and overseas, resolving complex technical issues and driving projects to prevent customer problems. With her extensive background, Krishna brings valuable expertise to her current role.
 

Presentation Abstract

Semiconductor Market Overview
The semiconductor industry is booming, driving innovation and powering everything from smartphones to medical devices to vehicles, and beyond. With a total addressable market (TAM) that exceeds $200 billion, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, the semiconductor sector has also spawned a rampant counterfeit component segment that continues to grow exponentially.

Credit the ongoing supply constraints and long lead times for original parts with spurring growth in the counterfeit market, which has clearly seized the opportunity to infiltrate a booming industry. Product shortages, obsolescence, manufacturing disruptions and a lack of legislation have also handed the advantage over to counterfeiters that want to expand their market share.

About Independent Distribution
Independent distributors like Fusion Worldwide are well positioned to help identify and thwart counterfeiting. New guidelines like IDEA 1010B and certifications like AS9120B and AS6180 support higher levels of product traceability while also establishing receiving inspection and detection protocols.

Quality Projects
Presented by Fusion Quality Project, this work takes a comprehensive view of the counterfeiting problem by surveying the potential supply chain points of entry and assessing the impact of counterfeit components on the industry at various points of use. We will evaluate the various ways counterfeit electronic components infiltrate the supply chain, including the point of semiconductor intellectual property (IP), product design, engineering samples, component manufacturing and component testing. Going a step further, Fusion also explores the outcome of various counterfeit cases and reviews the techniques used to detect those parts.

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