DETROIT -- SAE has released a standard to address counterfeit electronics through a parts control plan.

AS5553 – “Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition” establishes a control plan that includes processes to specifically address counterfeit part risk mitigation methods in electronics design and parts management, supplier management, procurement, part verification, material control and response strategies when suspect or confirmed counterfeit parts are discovered.

The SAE committee, which included representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, NASA, OEMs, component manufacturers, EMS companies and distributors, spent almost two years developing the standard.

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