Hi all, I have couple of TDA1541 S2 chips that I'm going to take along with me for a trip. Does anyone know if the airport security scanner that uses Xray can damage integrated chips?
Camera's, Lap-top's, Palm Pilot's, WalkMan's, Ipod's, Cell Phone's and any number of electronics in carry on bags go into scanners everyday so why worry?
My credentials ...20++ years in working with X-ray. X-ray is used routinely on circuits for quality control. No harm will be done. In fact, real time X-ray is also used in the baby food industry to look for broken glass in the glass jars. There is no harm to food from being X-rayd. In fact, it is useful for killing bacteria. As said, un-exposed film should not be exposed to radiation but developed film would be OK. X-ray IMO is confused and mis-understood by people more than audio can be.
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