Counterfeit Electronic Component Inspection
Combating Counterfeit Components with X-ray Inspection
The growing problem of counterfeit electronic components poses serious challenges for manufacturers and distributors worldwide. While visual inspection can catch some defects, many critical issues—such as internal damage, incorrect die, or voids—can only be detected through advanced X-ray inspection technology. Glenbrook Technologies’ real-time X-ray systems provide a non-destructive and highly effective method for verifying component authenticity and ensuring supply chain quality control.
When Is X-ray Inspection Essential for Electronic Components?
Component X-ray inspection is a highly effective method for identifying hidden defects and verifying authenticity—especially in cases where traditional visual inspection falls short. X-ray imaging can reveal critical issues such as cracks in epoxy, missing or damaged die, wire bond integrity, and x-ray-visible product markings that confirm manufacturing authenticity.
Because electronic components typically arrive in reels, trays, tubes, or antistatic bags, Glenbrook Technologies’ X-ray systems offer a major advantage: non-destructive inspection without unpacking. Our high-resolution X-ray equipment allows you to inspect parts directly through protective packaging, preserving part quality while ensuring accuracy.
With Glenbrook’s affordable, real-time X-ray inspection systems, component distributors can confidently implement quality control procedures to detect counterfeit parts before they reach your customers.
RTX-113™
Smaller Focal Spot for High Resolution Requirements such as Small Hole Drilling, Micro BGA and QFN Inspection
Ideal for inspection of multi-layer and assembled PC boards. Whether in your drill room for inspecting multilayer PCBs or your SMT Production Floor for inspecting assembled boards, the RTX-113 is a user friendly, high performance x-ray machine with unsurpassed reliability.
Ultra-Compact™
Compact, Desktop Version of the JewelBox
Glenbrook Technologies redefines X-ray Inspection with our smallest JewelBox Micro focus x-ray system yet. With dimensions of just 22”W x 26”L, it’s small enough to fit on a standard desk, in an office or small lab. But it’s big in capabilities with >500x magnification ,5 axis manipulator and advanced image processing.
JewelBox-70T™
High Magnification X-ray Inspection of Electronic Assemblies
The JewelBox-70T delivers superior image quality with excellent resolution and sensitivity for laboratory and failure analysis applications. The system’s 10-micron MicroTech™ x-ray source provides magnification from 7X to 2000X, with resolution of 100 line pairs/mm.
Reel-to-Reel Option
Automated Component Authenticity Inspection
The reel to reel module can be added to any Glenbrook system. This includes the GTI-4000 image processing software. The system will automatically inspect each component on the reel and compare to your know good part. It will check for consistency in lead frames, die size and wire bonds. Any part outside the tolerance will be identified and all images will be saved.