A good acoustic microscope should be able to find these cracks quickly and
non-destructively.  It is not a cheap tool, though, at $100k-$200k depending
on the options.

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:11:04 -0400, Tempea, Ioan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi Technos,
>
>a never ending story, ceramic caps that crack, possibly due to
depanelizing. The damage is not visible, unless the cap is cross sectioned.
>
>Is there any testing, thermal cycling or something like that, that could
show the damage real fast?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ioan

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