How to spot counterfeit components
22 June 2026 · 28s
The answer
When it comes to identifying counterfeit components in the supply chain, the most visible indicator most people know to look for is sanding marks, where someone has physically removed the original surface markings and applied new ones over the top.
As Ben Savage, Applications Manager at Force Technologies, explains in this clip, that method is actually quite rare, and the gap between what is detectable by eye and what is actually circulating is where the real risk sits. The ERAI 2024 Annual Report recorded 1,055 cases of suspect counterfeit or nonconforming semiconductors in a single year, a
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