Technical Program

 

Contact Diganta Das (diganta@umd.edu) for more information.

 
 

 

 

► All times are U.S. Eastern 

Tuesday, June 24

 

Session 1: Opening Session

Moderator: Dr. Diganta Das, Ph.D., University of Maryland

7:30 am

Registration

 

8:15 am

Opening Remarks

Dr. Diganta Das (Program Chair) and Tanya Martin (Executive Director, SMTA)

8:30 am

Keynote talk: Microelectronics Powering America's Defense

Matthew Hicks, Northrop Grumman

9:15 am

Data Crunch - 2024

Richard Smith, ERAI

10:00 am

Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking

 

 

Session 2: Trusted Sources

Moderator: Cameron Shearon

10:30 am

Reducing Counterfeit Risk Through the Use of DoD Trusted Suppliers

David Chesebrough, Defined Business Solutions

11:00 am

Panel Discussion on Reducing Counterfeit Risk Through the Use of DoD Trusted Suppliers

Sultan Lilani, Integra; Calvin Chu, Chip Scan; and Dave Lawson, Northrop Grumman

12:00 pm

Lunch Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking 

 

 

Session 3: Technology

Moderator: Anthony Mestre

1:00 pm

How to Use Side-Channel Assessment to Detect Counterfeit Microelectronics

Devon Richman, University of Maryland

1:30 pm

Rapid, Non-Destructive Detection of Counterfeit Integrated Circuits Using a Microwave Resonant Cavity System

Dr. Aditya Nechiyil, ResCav LLC

2:00 pm

Counterfeit and Clone Component Fingerprinting Using RAMAN and FTIR Spectroscopy

John Kaminski, SMT

2:30 pm

Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking 

 

 

Session 4: Testing and Accreditation

Moderator: Nicholas Williams

3:00 pm

SAE G19 and G21 Standards Status 

William Scofield, The Boeing Company, and Dr. Diganta Das, University of Maryland

3:30 pm

SAE Standard Laboratory Test Methods for Counterfeit Detection - 2025 Status

Dr. Michael Azarian, University of Maryland

4:00 pm

Test Laboratory Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Diganta Das, University of Maryland
Panelists include Michael Azarian, Devon Richman, and Nicholas Williams

4:45 pm

Adjourn

 

 

Wednesday, June 25

7:30 am

Registration

 

 

Session 5: Global View

Moderator: Diganta Das

8:30 am

Keynote Talk: A Global View Versus a U.S. Focus on Outsourced Assembly and Test (OSAT) Facilities to Support Wafer-Level Packaging

Dr. Chuck Woychik, NHanced Semiconductors

9:15 am

Market Preference for Provenance and Traceability tied to Critical Infrastructure: US-EU initiative 

Dr. Jeremy Muldavain, Cadence Design Systems

9:45 am

Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking

 

 

Session 6: Legal and Policy

Moderator: Kevin Sink

10:15 am

Criminal Penalties for Trafficking in Counterfeit Microelectronics

Prof. Patricia Campbell, University of Maryland Carey School of Law

11:00 am

Building trust with TCG Technologies: from Supply Chain to End of Life and Beyond

Dr. Joshua Schiffman, HP Inc

11:30 am

Impacts of Blockchain on Supply Chain for Avoiding Counterfeits of Obsolete Parts

Dr. Diganta Das, University of Maryland

12:00 pm

Lunch Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking

 

 

Session 7: Independent Distributor Voice

Moderator: Anne Poncheri

1:00 pm

Panel Discussion on the State of the Industry from the Perspective of the Independent Distributors

Representatives from CTG, 4Star, and Michael Flores from Astute

2:00 pm

You’re Auditing Us Like a Manufacturer: Rethinking How to Evaluate Distributors in the Fight Against Counterfeits

Dane Reynolds, Astute Electronics Inc.

2:30 pm

Break – Visit with Sponsors and Networking

 

 

Session 8: Closing Session including Machine Learning Applications

Moderator: Dr. Diganta Das, Ph.D., University of Maryland

2:45 pm

Issues Related to Counterfeit Using Used / Aged Parts – Update of Study on Detection of Aged Parts

Sultan Lilani, Integra

3:15 pm

AI-Driven Secure Electronics Manufacturing: Detecting Counterfeit and Hardware Tampering

Dr. Eyal Weiss, Cybord

3:45 pm

Objective Visual Inspection Measurement Result in Counterfeit IC Detection Using AI and Computer Vision

Dr. Chih-Yun Pai and Tom Zheng , Global ETS

4:15 pm

Learnings from the event and path forward

Members of the Technical Committee

5:00 pm

Adjourn

 


 
 

On June 26 2025, three Professional Development Courses are being offered.

 
 

Dr. Diganta Das

For more information or questions regarding the technical program (including Professional Development Courses), contact the Conference Chair, Dr. Diganta Das

Kristin Nafstad

For more information or questions regarding event logistics, exhibitions, and sponsorship, contact Kristin Nafstad.


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