Counterfeit Electronic Components Process

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Uploaded by on Jan 3, 2011

New and original microchips are harder and harder to find, especially "end of life" or obsolete components. Chip recycling is big business in China. It is a multi-billion dollar per year industry and is very closely guarded. The small microchip recycling house on this video generates approximately $1M each year. The majority of the boards are from the USA and Russia. AAACTL was fortunate enough to have access to a number of small recycling houses and witness their processes. This video shows how microchips are being harvested. Most of the boards are stored outside in open air, with water damage, and absolutely no ESD protection.

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  • @100PercentGreen

    Unfortunately there are thousand’s of these places. We have also uploaded a video showing the different refurbish houses we found in Shantou China. The title of the other video is Thousands of Electronic Component Refurbishing Houses in Shantou China.

  • That is an amazing amount of e-waste.....How many other places, in China, are like this?

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