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Bob Vermillion
Abstract: Throughout the global supply chain, Original Component Makers (OCM), End Users, Authorized Distributors and EEE Parts Testing Laboratories can experience Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) issues due to nonconforming or suspect counterfeit ESD packaging in addition to downgraded linerboard for damaged shipments of ESD Sensitive Parts. Manufacturers and End Users have major concerns about Suspect Counterfeit ESD Sensitive Devices (ESDS) more noticeable today due to delayed or cancelled shipments since COVID 19. For Space & Defense and Commercial Electronics, few still realize that packaging materials for the protection of “genuine” ESDS can be nonconforming or suspect counterfeit. Actual examples of counterfeit packaging will be presented with corresponding case histories.
How does one determine a shipping material’s physical properties and ESD protective packaging as conforming, nonconforming, or suspect counterfeit? This Virtual presentation will review Lessons Learned with support videos and real examples that have had far reaching consequences for transport, storage and staging of ESD Sensitive circuit card assemblies, mission critical flight hardware, satellites, electric vehicles, touch displays, microprocessor driven medical devices, handheld electronic devices and electronic wearables.
Static control packaging can easily cost twice as much as general packaging materials. In practice, a Counterfeiter will not pay for static control packaging when counterfeits look similar but do not exhibit static control properties. As a result, Counterfeiters will knowingly substitute ESD approved interior packaging or outer corrugated containers with downgraded linerboard, a bogus Box Makers Certificate (BMC) or use an “ESD safe” label to paint the picture of a transit-safe shipment.
In the future, an AS6171/15 Test Laboratory will be required to conduct a few basic ANSI traceable electrical resistance test measurements and to “visually” identify whether the corrugated container (with interior and exterior packaging) appears to be nonconforming or suspect counterfeit.
This presentation will outline methods for the removal of ESD Sensitive Parts from IC Carriers such as the DIP Tube, JEDEC Tray and Tape & Reel that may have been compromised by nonconforming or counterfeit packaging available throughout the global supply chain.
Bio: Bob Vermillion, CPP, Fellow, is an iNARTE® Certified Product Safety & iNARTE® ESD Engineer with proven subject matter expertise in the mitigation of Triboelectrification for harsh environments and troubleshooting of robotics, systems and engineered materials (displays, flexible electronics, 3D materials) for aerospace & defense, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, automotive and the energy sectors. One of Bob’s developments was Mars Mission approved and is the co-author of several ANSI level ESD documents. Vermillion is credited as being the very first to present on Suspect Counterfeit ESD and Packaging Materials in the Space & Defense Supply Chain at the NASA Quality Leadership Forum-2010 at Cape Canaveral.
Vermillion received the James A. Russell Lifetime Achievement Award for Packaging Engineering Innovation for Protection of the WarFighter in 2018. In 2019, Bob was inducted into the DoD Military Packaging Hall of Fame. Since 2014, Bob is an active participant of the NASA ESD InterAgency Working Group (IAWG) and named the ESD Technical Authority at the NASA QLF in 2018. Bob orchestrated the forming of the SAE G19 Sub-Committee for Packaging of EEE Parts. The iNARTE® Certified AeroSpace & Defense Engineer™ and iNARTE® Certified Space & Defense ESD Program Monitor™ training program was designed and developed by Vermillion for ESD program managers and ESD Monitors to conduct ESD Test Methods in support of AS6171/15 with 3rd party certification by Exemplar Global, an ASQ Company.
Vermillion is Founder and CEO of RMV Technology Group, LLC, a NASA Industry Partner and 3rd Party ESD Materials Testing, Training, Troubleshooting and Consulting Company. Contact: www.esdaerospacetraining.org
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