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E
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Released:  03/01/2017
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English
IPC-4101E covers the requirements for base materials that are referred to as laminate or prepreg and listed in the specification sheets that are contained in the last of the main body. These are to be used primarily for rigid and multilayer printed boards for electronic interconnections. This document contains 65 individual specification sheets that can be searched using keywords. These keywords...

IPC-TM-650 - Standard Only

Test Methods Manual

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Contains over 150 industry approved test techniques and procedures for chemical, mechanical, electrical, and environmental tests on all forms of printed boards and connectors. New and updated test methods are available for download at https://www.ipc.org/test-methods.
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Released:  05/01/1999
Language
English
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Covers the various conductive and dielectric materials that can be used for the fabrication of HDI and microvias. The 23 specification sheets included in IPC/JPCA-4104 cover the qualification and conformance requirements for such materials as photoimageable dielectric dry films and liquids, epoxy blends and coated foils. IPC/JPCA-4104 also includes six new test methods developed specifically for...
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Released:  11/01/1999
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English
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IPC-9191 reflects the principals of statistical process control (SPC) represented by ISO/DIS 11462-1, Guidelines for Implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) -- Part 1: Elements of SPC. This document outlines the SPC philosophy, implementation strategies, tools, and techniques used for relating process control and capability to final product requirements. Supersedes IPC-PC-90.
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Released:  05/30/2008
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English
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The industry's first specification for the evaluation of a legend and/or marking ink material for the determination of acceptability of use in a standard printed board system. IPC-4781 provides coverage for adhesion, material qualification and testing, resistances to solvents, requirements for resistance to lead-free solders, and electrical requirements. 17 pages. Released May 2008.
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Released:  11/01/1996
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English
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This document covers requirements and test methods for anisotropically conductive adhesive films used to bond and electrically connect components. Applications include the following: flexible PWB-to-glass, flexible PWB-to-rigid PWB, flip chip-to-glass, flip chip-to-flexible PWB, flip chip-to-rigid PWB, and fine pitch SMD. The adhesive film may be supplied pre-attached to a flexible circuit or...
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Released:  07/01/1996
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English
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IPC-3406 offers guidelines for selecting electrically conductive adhesives for use in electronics manufacturing as solder alternatives. The process discussion attempts to stay within the bounds of the existing solder assembly infrastructure. Both major types of adhesives, isotropic (conducting equally in all directions) and anisotropic (unidirectional conductivity) are covered. Polymer adhesives...
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Released:  05/30/2008
Language
English
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This document describes materials that can be used for the fabrication of embedded passive resistor devices within the finished printed circuit board substrate. It provides information on general designations and associated characteristics of embedded passive device (EPD) resistor materials. The document shall be used as a qualification and conformance standard for designers and users when...
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4
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Released:  09/08/2011
Language
English
Current Revision
The Joint Industry Guide Material Composition Declaration for Electrotechnical Products has been updated to include the most recent substances for restriction. The JIG-101 is an industry materials declaration guide that facilitates reporting of material content information across the global electrotechnical supply chain. This document sets minimum requirements for a materials declaration. The...

IPC-4101 - Revision D - Standard with Amendment 1

Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards

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D
Released:  05/12/2014
Language
English
IPC-4101D-WAM1 covers the requirements for base materials that are referred to as laminate or prepreg. These are to be used primarily for rigid and multilayer printed boards for electrical and electronic circuits. This document contains 65 individual specification sheets that can be searched using keywords. These keywords allow the document's user to find materials of a similar nature, but with...
Document #:
Revision
D
Product Type
Released:  05/12/2014
Language
English
This specification covers the requirements for base materials that are referred to as laminate or prepreg. These are to be used primarily for rigid and multilayer printed boards for electrical and electronic circuits. This document contains 64 individual specification sheets that can be searched using keywords. These keywords allow the document's user to find materials of a similar nature, but...
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Released:  09/01/2004
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This guideline standard is intended to aid in interpretation of the requirements in IPC-9191, "General Guidelines for Implementation of Statistical process Control," specifically for printed board assembly (PBA) manufacture. This document and IPC-9191 should be used together; the standards are cross-referenced to each other in the Appendices of this guideline. This standard promotes process...
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Released:  09/01/2002
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English
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This document is a tool for a customer or supplier organization's internal audit group to assess a statistical process control (SPC) system against the requirements of IPC-9191. This document should be used by customers and suppliers of any size and for any commodity. This tool can be used to perform an assessment of the use of SPC at both organizational and process levels. The questions in this...
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Released:  06/01/1990
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Covers finished fabrics woven from aramid yarns that are intended as reinforcing material in laminated plastics for electrical and electronic use. All fabrics covered by this specification are plain weave. 9 pages. Released June 1990.

IPC/EIA-J-STD-032 - Standard Only

Performance Standard for Ball Grid Array Balls

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Released:  06/01/2002
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This standard, developed jointly by IPC and the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) establishes the construction detail requirements for balls and other terminal structures on Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages. It also establishes a set of designations and expectations for product performance. A large variety of terminal structures are recognized for a wide range of applications ranging from...
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Released:  01/01/2000
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English
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IPC-4121 provides industry-approved guidelines for selecting core constructions for multilayer printed wiring boards (PWBs). The specification sheets in the document categorize the different core constructions by laminate type and nominal thickness. The constructions are rated for characteristics such as dielectric constant (DK), dimensional stability (DS), flatness, smoothness and drillability...
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D
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Released:  04/30/2007
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English
Establishes the requirements for the evaluation of liquid and dry film solder mask material and for the determination of the acceptability of use on a standard printed board system. IPC-SM-840 provides two classes of requirements, T and H, to reflect functional performance requirements and testing severity based on industry/end use requirements. Coverage is given to adhesion, material qualification...
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Released:  02/11/2008
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English
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This guideline covers the requirements for resin coated copper foil intended for use in the formation of high density interconnect surface microvias for printed boards and printed board assemblies. 19 pages. Released November 2007.
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Released:  06/01/2000
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Suppliers of raw materials for laminate manufacturing now have an industry-approved questionnaire to supply current and potential customers with a self-assessment of their facilities. IPC-1731 gives suppliers of raw materials the opportunity to create a profile of their manufacturing facility(s) that will be consistent with those developed by other industry suppliers. Using the Microsoft Word (TM)...

IPC-1601 - Revision A - Standard Only

Printed Board Handling and Storage Guidelines

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A
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Released:  06/27/2016
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English
The industry's sole guideline on the handling, packaging and storage of printed boards. The guidelines in this document are intended to protect printed boards from contamination, physical damage, solderability degradation and moisture uptake. Consideration is given to packaging material types and methods, production environment, handling and transport of product, and establishing baking profiles...

IPC-7095 - Revision C - Standard Only

Design and Assembly Process Implementation for BGAs

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C
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Released:  01/28/2013
Language
English
Implementing ball grid array (BGA) and fine-pitch ball grid array (FBGA) technology presents some unique challenges for design, assembly, inspection and repair personnel. IPC-7095C delivers useful and practical information to anyone currently using BGAs or FBGAs. Many issues have become especially important due to the change in the alloys of the ball, the ball shape, and the attachment procedures...

IPC-4202 - Revision B - Standard Only

Flexible Base Dielectrics for Use in Flexible Printed Boards

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B
Product Type
Released:  04/20/2017
Language
English
This document provides comprehensive data to help users more easily determine both material capability and compatibility for flexible base dielectric materials for manufacture of flexible printed boards. It includes flexible base material specification sheets that have been updated with the newest properties for the specification material types. It establishes the most current classification...