(February 2, 2010) BELLPORT, NY — North Shore Components, a broad line distributor of electronic and electromechanical components, expanded its counterfeit detection services with the addition of the Insight 200 motorized 3-axis scanning acoustic microscope inspection system and theLTS-200 robotic lead tinning system (ACE Production Technologies).
“With component counterfeiters becoming increasingly sophisticated, we need to become increasingly proactive by continually upgrading our testing services and quality management systems,” noted Joseph Ruggiero, VP, North Shore Component. North Shore Component’s test lab and warehouse feature systems to test and validate the authenticity of electronic devices used in high-performance military/aerospace applications.
The Insight 200 motorized 3-axis scanning acoustic microscope inspection system helps determine the authenticity of semiconductor plastic and flip chip packages. North Shore Components has also purchased the LTS-200 robotic lead tinning system, which enables aged components to be re-tinned by removing old solder plating and recoating the component leads with virgin alloy.
The purchases complement the company’s comprehensive in-house testing services, including advanced decapsulation (DCAP) to verify the authenticity of raw dies within component chips; solderability testing to determine whether strong electrical connections are being made; ESD S 20.20:2007- Certified Workstations (verified by KEMA) to ensure that sensitive electronic components are protected against electro-static discharge (ESD); X-ray equipment to verify whether wire bonds are intact, the existence of chip dies, and the uniformity of chip die sizes by lot and date code; high-power microscopic inspection (300X) to determine if surfaces have been sanded and remarked while checking for bruised or non-uniform component leads; and resistance-to-solvent permanency marking tests to authenticate OEM markings, logos, and date codes.
A Woman-Owned Small Business, North Shore Components is an authorized franchised distributor representing more than 50 different leading manufacturers. North Shore Components provides comprehensive solutions involving obsolete and hard-to-find military and commercial components. www.nscomponents.com
Read more about counterfeit component detection services:
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