SMTA Calls for Papers on Counterfeit Parts

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MINNEAPOLIS SMTA and CALCE of the University of Maryland will host the "2nd Annual Symposium on Avoiding, Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts," September 910, 2008 at the University of Maryland, and are requesting papers on solutions to the counterfeit problem.

Going beyond anecdotes and examples of counterfeit parts, this symposium focuses on the solutions available and under development by all sectors of the industry. Topics will include methodologies of affected industries mitigating chances of victimization; efforts and initiatives that will affect the future of combating counterfeit parts; supply chain management tools to mitigate counterfeit part risks; tools being developed/used by part manufacturers for short- and long-term solutions; inspection tools and techniques for detecting counterfeit parts; impact of counterfeit parts on the military and avionics industry; sources of counterfeit parts; and authentication techniques for securing electronic part supply chain.

SMTA requests 300-word abstracts on any relevant topics be submitted to Diganta Das, Ph.D., diganta@umd.edu by June 30, 2008. Watch for additional symposium information at www.calce.umd.edu and at www.smta.org, or visit our Events page.