Arcadia Components -- Careers

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-- Regis
McKenna

Arcadia Parts Inspection & IDEA-STD-1010

The Arcadia Quality Management System ("QMS") dictates that a rigorous inspection procedure (Product Inspection QSP 824) be followed for all inbound shipments. Of particular note are the following elements:

100% inspection
Arcadia TrueBlue 56Ô Parts Inspection -- 56 proprietary counterfeit detection steps, methodologies, and procedures
Incorporation of IDEA-STD-1010 inspection standard
Incorporation of ERAI Top-10 inspection guidelines
Inspection as only one part of the overall Counterfeit Detection and Avoidance Policy

100% Inspection

Arcadia Components inspectors are trained to consider parts procured in the open market as non-conforming until conformance is clearly indicated. Although it is understood that the parts are probably exactly what the purchase order contracted for, personnel inspect with caution and with a healthy degree of suspicion. This approach is exercised so as to strongly err on the side of quality rather than non-conformance.

100% of inbound orders/shipments are inspected. 100% of the the lots contained in such shipments are inspected. 100% of the packages comprising such lots are inspected.

Arcadia Proprietary "TrueBlue 56Ô Parts Inspection" for Counterfeit Detection

IDEA-STD-1010 represents the cornerstone of the Arcadia inspection process. However, above and beyond those steps prescribed by IDEA 1010, Arcadia, over the course of its company history since 1994, has also developed, codified, and implemented an additional series of 56 counterfeit and authenticity detection steps (separate from the 72-step IDEA-1010 inspection standard) that it incorporates into every shipment inspection. These 56 steps and the associated techniques and methodologies are referred to as Arcadia's "TrueBlue 56Ô Parts Inspection". They include myriad physical analyses, digital microscopy, proprietary databases of parts photos and spec sheets, chemical analyses, and destructive analysis -- using both internal and external resources, tools, equipment and expertise.

Incorporation of IDEA-STD-1010 Inspection Standard

Per the IDEA (Independent Distributors of Electronics Association) website, "IDEA is the leading resource for independent distributors to find relevant quality information and to participate in advancing industry ethics, ensuring customer satisfaction, establishing standards, and promoting education."

IDEA is the most widely recognized quality standards body for the independent channel for electronic components. And the IDEA-STD-1010 inspection standard is far and away the most rigorous, complete, effective, and widely recognized quality inspection standard in the industry, having been endorsed by NASA and every branch of the U.S. military, as well as a preponderance of leading global manufacturers of electronics across all industry sectors, ...so much so that is the only recommended inspection approach for avoiding, detecting, and mitigating the risks of counterfeits that is cited in the newly published SAE AS5553 aerospace standard for "Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition".

Arcadia's Quality Management System ("QMS") is in full compliance with the IDEA-STD-1010. inspection standard.

Specifically, the Arcadia QMS incorporates IDEA-STD-1010 in its entirety as part of the required inspection procedure (Product Inspection QSP 824).

Incorporation of ERAI Top-10 inspection guidelines

ERAI is the de facto industry organization for independent distributors of electronic components. It is recognized by NASA, every branch of the U.S. military, and a preponderance of top global electronics OEMs and CMs.

ERAI established a "Top-10 List" of inspection steps in order to properly assure product conformance to customer requirements. The steps have been widely adopted by leading independent distributors of electronic components, including Arcadia, which has a QMS that is in full compliance with the ERAI Top-10 List.

Inspection as only One Part of Counterfeit Detection and Avoidance

The Arcadia QMS procedure "Counterfeit Part Prevention & Control Policy" (QSP-741), details the process by which Arcadia employees in various departments are required to actively participate in the counterfeit avoidance process. Inspection is only one part of that. Virtually every part of Arcadia's Quality Management System is addressed, in order to achieve the objectives of counterfeit avoidance, detection, mitigation and disposition -- including vendor selection and management, receiving, quality assurance and inspection, shipping, customer management, communication and notification, and participation in industry counterfeit measures via ERAI, IDEA, GIDEP, and other industry organizations.

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