Counterfeit awareness takes center stage at CARTS International

March 1, 2012

CALCE director Michael Pecht will deliver keynote address titled “Counterfeit Electronics—Sources and Solutions” at next month’s CARTS International 2012 in Las Vegas

The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) announced in late January that Michael Pecht, Ph.D., will deliver the keynote presentation at the upcoming CARTS International 2012 conference, to be held March 26-29 at Bally’s Resort in Las Vegas. Pecht will speak Tuesday morning, March 27^th. His presentation will “shed new light on electronics products counterfeiting and explore solutions to reduce counterfeit electronics from entering U.S. markets and critical products and systems,” according to ECIA.

Pecht is founder and director of the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), the world's largest academic research center focused on electronics reliability. He is a widely recognized expert in strategic planning, design, test, IP, and risk assessment for electronic products and systems.

CARTS International is a technology conference for the passive electronic components industry. Leading industry experts present the latest information on advanced technologies and applications for:

Harsh environments and reliability
Alternative energy and power
Nano materials and polymers
Integrated and embedded processes
Active/passive electronic components integration

For more information on this year’s CARTS International conference, go to http://www.eciaonline.org/meetings/CARTSInternational/2012/index.htm.

About the Author

Victoria Fraza Kickham

Victoria Kickham is the distribution editor for Electronic Design and SourceESB, covering issues related to the electronics supply chain. Victoria started out as a general assignment reporter for several Boston-area newspapers before joining Industrial Distribution magazine, where she spent 14 years covering industrial markets. She served as ID’s managing editor from 2000 to 2010. Victoria has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in English from Northeastern University.