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Feel free to contact me to discuss.

Deac

(603) 557-7568 

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wolfgang Erat
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] IPC6012 Sample Frequency / Method

If I would find the defects you describe I would not worry about sample
plans but would reject the entire lot and probably find a new vendor.

Cheers, Wolfgang

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Schaefer
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] IPC6012 Sample Frequency / Method

A product I am working on recently experienced a higher than normal drop out
both internally and externally due to open traces. Microsection analysis of
several of the failing PCBs found barrel cracks, plating folds, and
insufficient wall thickness.

Our fabrication specification requires "Copper Plating, Annular Ring,
Conductor Spacing, and Solder Mask requirements shall be in accordance with
IPC-6012, Class 3". PCB is 6 layers or IPC Type 3.

I applied IPC-6012 tables 4-2 Sampling Plan and 4-3 Acceptance Testing and
Frequency to give the following:

- Table 4-3 specifies sample frequencies of 2.5 for Plating / Coating
Thickness and 0.1 for Hole Plating Thickness (structural integrity after
stress), both per panel.

- Our lot size was approximately 2000 PCBs, yield is 6 PCBs from an 18"
x 24" 
fabrication panel, therefore at least 330 fabrication panels would have been
processed.

- From Table 4-2, my assumption is that lot size should be 330 panels, and
the corresponding sample sizes for 0.1 is 125 and 2.5 is 16 (please correct
me if I'm interpreting this incorrectly !).

Some questions: 

1. What governs how the fabricator applies the specification to their
process. 
In other words, does a vendor have freedom to perform (in our case) 125
samples / 16 samples from a single fabrication panel and then pass the other
329 based upon those results, or is there some other specification which

which the vendor must follow for sample identification ?
2. If so, how do I properly convey this to the vendor ?

We have since determined the cause was 1 of 7 sub lots at our vendor was

improperly processed through desmear. It's my feeling that our Class 3
requirement should have caught the failures at the fabricator if proper
sampling / testing was performed - comments ?

Thanks,
Dave

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