Comparative Assessment Between a Counterfeited and a Genuine Power BJT

Abstract

Counterfeited electronic components and devices raise multiple problems both for the electronics manufacturing industry and for the end-user as well. It is already a known fact that most of the Asian electronics market is flooding the world with cheap electronic components and devices, that have low-quality standards and that pose, sometimes, a threat to the end user’s experience or health, when using them. In this article it is assessed, to some degree, the electrical and physical performances of both a genuine power BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor) and a counterfeited one, in order to observe and compare the uses and the limits of their potential, and what conclusions should be drawn from this comparative experimentation.