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ASTUTE COUNTERFEIT AVOIDANCE

PROGRAMME

Astute Electronics will endeavour to supply components from fully traceable
routes. Should the need arise to procure components through a non-
traceable source the parts in question will undergo ACAP when applicable

The following Inspections & Tests will be carried out as per Industry guidelines:

 Consistency: part number, internal packaging, labels, date code, MSL and product
specific packaging requirements
 Visual Microscopy 20x magnification minimum
 XRF Spectrometry, material analysis, and ROHS verification
 Part Marking Permanency compliance
 Scrape test for black topping
 HCT – Heated Solvent testing (Dynasolve) – destructive test
 Multimetre capacitance & resistance testing

 X-Ray inspection
 De-lid / De-Cap – Die verification (destructive test)
 High Powered Microscopy
 Scanning Electron Microscopy and EDS (Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) analysis
 Dataman – programming check
 Solderability: wetting balance method IPC/EIA J-STD-002 (destructive test)

Following successful analysis & test through the ACAP programme, a Material
Investigation Report can be provided on request. All ACAP approved parts will ship with
Astute C of C and include our standard 10yr warranty. If at any point in ACAP the parts
are deemed suspect, Astute will place the entire batch into quarantine and follow the
disposition procedures as set out in our Quality Management System.

For more detailed information about ACAP, please
contact your Astute Electronics Ltd representative

Industry leading Counterfeit Avoidance Programme. ACAP
is designed to compliment our A&D customers stringent
mitigation requirements in the fight against counterfeit and
substandard material entering the supplychain.

ACAP Laboratories are in-house at Astute UK and Astute
Inc