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The IPC-6012EA Addendum, when required by procurement documentation/drawings, supplements or replaces specifically identified requirements of IPC-6012 revision E, for rigid printed boards that must survive the vibration and thermal cycling environments of electronic interconnects within the automotive industry. The addendum includes updated requirements for lifted lands, pattern feature accuracy...
The IPC-6012ES space addendum provides exceptions to Class 3 requirements of the IPC-6012E for use in space and military avionics product. Exceptions include changes to acceptance criteria and/or sample size and test frequency for production lot acceptance testing. The IPC-6012ES covers requirements for rigid printed boards to survive vibration, extreme thermal cycling and ground testing...
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronic interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision M contains over 220 new or revised terms, including new terminology for conformal coatings, potting and encapsulation processes, stencil design, statistical process control, and flexible printed board...
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronic interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision K contains more than 220 new or revised terms, including new terminology for thermal properties, etchback, assembly processing, hole drilling, and microvia technology. Also includes commonly used industry...
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronics interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision J contains nearly 400 new or revised terms, including new terminology for chip scale and area array packaging, cable and wire harness technology, assembly processing, moisture sensitive components, and...
IPC-6012E specification covers qualification and performance of rigid printed boards, including single-sided, double-sided, with or without plated-through holes, multilayer with or without blind/buried vias and metal core boards. It addresses final finish and surface plating coating requirements, conductors, holes/vias, frequency of acceptance testing and quality conformance as well as electrical...
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.
IPC-6012F Redline document shows the changes from IPC-6012E to IPC-6012F in a side-by-side comparison of the two documents. The IPC-6012F redline is available in both electronic and hardcopy format.
Establishes design concepts, guidelines and procedures for reliable printed wiring assemblies. Focuses on SMT or mixed technology PWAs, specifically addressing the interconnect structure and the solder joint itself. Discusses substrates, components, attachment materials, coatings and assembly processes and testing considerations. In addition, this document contains detailed appendices covering...
This standard establishes construction detail requirements for bumps and other terminal structures used for Flip Chip Scale carriers. The specific standards for different terminations are appropriately matched to a particular interconnection process and include such diverse terminations as solder bumps, columns, non-melting stand-offs and conductive polymer deposits. The document articulates a set...
Covers requirements and test methods for thermally conductive dielectric adhesives used to bond components in place. Permanent, removable and self-shimming adhesives are addressed. 18 pages. Released January 1995.
Establishes the specific requirements for organic mounting structures used to interconnect chip components, which in combination form the completed functional organic single-chip module (SCM-L) or organic multichip module (MCM-L) assembly. Includes the quality and reliability assurance requirements that must be met for their acquisition. For use with IPC-6011. 25 pages. Released February 1998.
Printed board quality encompasses many parameters, cleanliness being one important parameter. This document defines the recommended general requirements for the cleanliness of unpopulated (bare) single, double-sided and multilayer printed boards. Coverage is given to Ion Chromatography (IC) testing and Ionic cleanliness testing for process control. 6 pages. Released December 2009.
Establishes requirements, definitions and certification provisions for optical inspection aids. Defines inspection grades to be used as accept/reject criteria for optical inspection aids. 40 pages. Released October 1993.
Printed board flatness is largely affected by a change in intrinsic properties through exposure to variances in temperature. The worst case deviation of the printed board from flatness may be at room temperature, peak temperature during reflow, or at any temperature in between. Printed board flatness must therefore be characterized during the entire reflow thermal cycle, and not solely at room...
IPC JEDEC J-STD-020 is used to determine what moisture-sensitivity-level (MSL) classification level should be used so that surface mount devices (SMDs) can be properly packaged, stored and handled to avoid subsequent thermal and mechanical damage during the assembly solder reflow attachment and/or repair operation. J-STD-020 covers components to be processed at higher temperatures for lead-free...
The IPC-6013D covers qualification and performance requirements for flexible printed boards designed to IPC-2221 and IPC-2223. The flexible printed board may be single-sided, double-sided, multilayer or rigid-flex multilayer. All of these constructions may include stiffeners, PTHs, microvias, and blind/buried vias. IPC-6013D incorporates new and updated requirements for final finishes, rigid-to...
This specification covers qualification and performance of rigid printed boards, including single-sided, double-sided, with or without plated-through holes, multilayer with or without blind/buried vias and metal core boards. It addresses final finish and surface plating coating requirements, conductors, holes/vias, frequency of acceptance testing and quality conformance as well as electrical...
Discusses the many variables and problems associated with the process--from sample removal to micro-etch-- and the variables common to high volume microsection. The process variables and problems are organized so that the reader can research a specific issue or overview the variables of a process area. 31 pages. Released October 1993.
This standard is intended as a guideline in the proper preparation of a metallographic sample (microsection) of a printed board. The finished microsection is used for evaluating the quality of the laminate system and plated structures (e.g. PTHs and vias). Microsection sample preparation is regarded by many as a highly developed skill. The guidelines in this standard discuss the many variables and...
Provides information on multichip module technology, including parametric data, design and manufacturing information and a proposed categorization of various approaches to multichip interconnect substrate technologies based on dielectric family. 120 pages. Released August 1992.
IPC-9631 addresses concerns and considerations related to IPC-TM-650, Method 2.6.27, Thermal Stress, Convection Reflow Assembly Simulation. This document describes how the test method is intended for use and the rationale behind some of the protocols and requirements. This document was developed with the understanding that the test method will require special equipment and the proper set-up and...
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...
Printed board cleanliness has historically been an unknown factor in the quality assessment of unpopulated (bare) printed boards; this has often been attributed to a lack of understanding of materials and processes. This document addresses the various printed board fabrication processes and how each may impact, directly or indirectly, the final cleanliness of packaged bare printed boards and...
Every electronics manufacturer, whether an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, must determine if the unpopulated printed boards entering the assembly process have an adequate level of cleanliness. The question of “how clean is clean enough?” is one that has no definitive answer, as there is no "golden number" for board cleanliness. The issue...
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IPC-7095E: Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs)
IPC-2294: Design Standard for Printed Electronics on Rigid Substrates
IPC-6904: Qualification and Performance Specifications for Printed Electronics on Rigid Substrates
IPC-4105: Specification for Metal Base Copper Clad laminates for Rigid Printed Boards