The DLA has been taking a lot of heat from much of the industry about the new DNA marking requirements for the 5962 series of electronic components. They have had so much pressure that they have come out with a facts page to address all of the concerns (see here) . The complaints vary from being cost prohibitive to, why did they choose a single source for the technology? Our biggest complaint, as an independent electronic components distributor, remains, how are we going to utilize this great technology once the parts are in the open market and the manufacturers do not cooperate with independents anyway? How will we be able to verify the product using DNA? It is not in the original manufacturers best interest to help us sell parts that they have already sold once before. And there is relatively no risk buying parts from the authorized market, which is the only place that this will be effective at the moment.
Robb Hammond, founder and president of AERI (American Electronic Resource, Inc.). Founding member and former committee chair of the SAE AS6081 Standard created for the avoidance of counterfeit electronic components. Robb founded AERI in Costa Mesa, California, in 1994 as an independent distributor of hard-to-find, obsolete and allocated electronic components. AERI is AS9120B, ISO 9001:2015 and AS6081 certified, tests to AS6171 standards, and inspects every part in its in-house QC lab before it ships. Robb writes about electronic component shortages, sourcing strategy and counterfeit avoidance.
