Market Dynamics and Technical Limits of Cloning, Obsolescence, and Counterfeit: A Talk by Dan Deisz
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Dan Deisz (ddeisz@rocelec.com) of Rochester Electronics will present on Market Dynamics and Technical Limits of Cloning, Obsolescence, and Counterfeit at the CALCE SMTA conference at College Park, Maryland on June 24th.
Abstract:
The objective of this presentation is to give a higher level view of what drives obsolescence, cloning, and counterfeit. Reverse engineering is a legitimate way of making obsolete electronic parts available in the market. This process, when undertaken by legitimate organizations, happens in collaboration with the original part manufacturers. At some technology node, a design cannot be ported within reason given our extensive starting point at a point in the CMOS technology curve. At that point in technology, products are becoming too tied to the source foundry to move, especially true of complex products. This is counteracted by the embedded complexity and data rates requiring precision and tuning to a particular foundry to get to work in the first place. If a legitimate and technically advanced reverse engineering company hits this barrier then it is unlikely that a run-of-the-mill counterfeiter will have any success. A broad discussion of semiconductor process availability will help give perspective as to what is really possible at the advanced process nodes driven purely by commercial semiconductor products.
Bio:
Dan Deisz got his B.S.E.E. from the University of Alabama in 1984 and has more than 25 years' experience in design engineering, technology marketing, and engineering management. Dan started his career at Harris Government Systems in Melbourne, Florida, doing digital design. In his 20 years at LSI Logic from 1987 through 2007, he supported several hundred ASIC designs through the signoff process, managed all the North American Design Centers, and ended his tenure in Technology Marketing. Dan currently manages the Design Group at Rochester Electronics and is based out of their Rockville, Maryland, office. Previous publications include US patent 7424696 and patent application 20090285261.
Rochester Electronics offers a solution for mature and end-of-life semiconductors. Rochester provides the semiconductor industry with an authorized, guaranteed source of supply for long-lifecycle applications.
The objective of this presentation is to give a higher level view of what drives obsolescence, cloning, and counterfeit. Reverse engineering is a legitimate way of making obsolete electronic parts available in the market. This process, when undertaken by legitimate organizations, happens in collaboration with the original part manufacturers. At some technology node, a design cannot be ported within reason given our extensive starting point at a point in the CMOS technology curve. At that point in technology, products are becoming too tied to the source foundry to move, especially true of complex products. This is counteracted by the embedded complexity and data rates requiring precision and tuning to a particular foundry to get to work in the first place. If a legitimate and technically advanced reverse engineering company hits this barrier then it is unlikely that a run-of-the-mill counterfeiter will have any success. A broad discussion of semiconductor process availability will help give perspective as to what is really possible at the advanced process nodes driven purely by commercial semiconductor products.
Bio:
Dan Deisz got his B.S.E.E. from the University of Alabama in 1984 and has more than 25 years' experience in design engineering, technology marketing, and engineering management. Dan started his career at Harris Government Systems in Melbourne, Florida, doing digital design. In his 20 years at LSI Logic from 1987 through 2007, he supported several hundred ASIC designs through the signoff process, managed all the North American Design Centers, and ended his tenure in Technology Marketing. Dan currently manages the Design Group at Rochester Electronics and is based out of their Rockville, Maryland, office. Previous publications include US patent 7424696 and patent application 20090285261.
Rochester Electronics offers a solution for mature and end-of-life semiconductors. Rochester provides the semiconductor industry with an authorized, guaranteed source of supply for long-lifecycle applications.