WARRENDALE, PA -- A proposed revision to the standard governing counterfeit components that would expand the scope to include all "fraudulent" parts is seen by some as too broad a change.

SAE International published AS5553, "Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition," in April 2009, to establish standardized procedures for manufacturers and contractors producing products containing electronic components for aerospace, military or other high-reliability applications to reduce the risk of procuring or utilizing counterfeit parts.

AS5553 obliges manufacturers to verify that all supplier operations are in conformance with the flow down requirements of the standard, and various US government agencies including NASA have adopted the standard.

The draft revision proposes to expand the scope of the document to encompass “fraudulent parts” in general.

The proposed revision is drawing criticism in some quarters, however. Henry Livingston, technical director and engineering fellow at BAE Systems, warned on his blog that the change might cast too wide a net: "While a number of us involved ... anticipated expansion in scope over time to some degree, the expansion to encompass “fraudulent/counterfeit parts” as described in the pre-ballot draft of AS5553A goes beyond what I believe to be prudent and appropriate. ... I strongly recommend the user community (1) assess the degree to which apparent gaps in standards coverage for 'fraudulent parts' (other than 'counterfeit parts') exists, (2) assess whether or not this expansion in scope is appropriate, and (3) assess whether or not the proposed revision to AS5553 fills gaps in standards coverage for 'fraudulent parts' in general.' "

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WARRENDALE，PA - 建议修订标准的假冒组件将扩大范围，包括所有的“欺诈”的部分被认为有些过于广泛的变化。

SAE国际AS5553出版，“假冒电子零件;避免，检测，减灾和处置，”在2009年4月，建立标准化生产的产品，电子元器件，航空航天，军事或其它高可靠性应用的制造商和承包商的程序，以减少采购或使用假冒伪劣配件的风险。

AS5553迫使制造商，以确认所有供应商的业务流下来的标准要求的一致性，美国各政府机构，包括NASA，所采用的标准。

修订草案建议扩大范围的文件，包括“欺诈的部分”一般。

拟议的修订正在制定，但在某些方面的批评。在BAE系统公司的技术总监和工程研究员警告说，亨利·利文斯通，变化可能投太宽净：“虽然我们涉及...预期扩大范围，随着时间的推移，在一定程度上，扩大到包括在他的博客在投票前的AS5553A草案中所述的“诈骗/假冒伪劣配件的”超出了我认为是审慎和适当的....我强烈建议用户社区（1）评估的程度，明显的差距在标准覆盖率存在“欺诈部分”（比“假冒伪劣配件的”除外），（2）评估范围扩大这是否是适当的，（3）评估标准的覆盖范围修订建议，以AS5553填补与否的差距为“欺诈零件“一般”。 “

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