# BONUS - Cybord CTO & Founder Eyal Weiss talks traceability and AI at APEX 2023 - EMSNOW & SCOOP On Location

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-02-08
- Length: 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno

## Summary

Eyal Weiss, founder and CTO of Cybord, explains how the company uses AI to inspect electronic components at the component level, partnering with VTEC for hardware to capture images of reels before storage. He details how this 100% inspection capability, enabled by new IPC 1782-A standards, allows OEMs and EMS companies to trace individual components and identify defects like corrosion or counterfeits. Weiss highlights that analyzing 3.5 billion components reveals a statistical failure rate of 100 defects per million, alongside significant rates of mixed reels and counterfeits in the secondary market, providing actionable data to reduce scrap and rework rates.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno#t=6) Introduction: Cybord and VTEC Partnership
- [1:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno#t=92) IPC 1782-A and Component-Level Traceability
- [3:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno#t=215) Value Proposition for OEMs and EMS Companies
- [7:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno#t=420) Statistical Failures and Defect Rates
- [9:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-08-bonus-cybord-cto-founder-eyal-weiss-talks-traceability-and-ai-at-apex-2023-emsno#t=549) Counterfeits and Mixed Reels in the Market

## Topics

- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Cybord (company)
- VTEC (company)
- IPC 1782 (other)
- IPC 1782-A (other)
- Koh Young America (company)
- Aegis Software (company)
- Panasonic Connect (company)
- Cogiscan (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Inside Component Testing: Fighting Fakes in the Electronics Industry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-07-inside-component-testing-fighting-fakes-in-the-electronics-industry) (OnTrack)
- [Counterfeit Detection & Supply Chain Risks with Cofactr](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-10-31-counterfeit-detection-supply-chain-risks-with-cofactr) (OnTrack)
- [High-Tech Scam Artists: Counterfeit ICs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-01-21-high-tech-scam-artists-counterfeit-ics) (EE Times Current)
- [Stories from Teardown 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-07-08-stories-from-teardown-2019) (The Amp Hour)
- [Ep. 11 - Quality Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2023-12-21-ep-11-quality-control) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)

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