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Date: | Mon, 4 Aug 1997 08:25:00 +0000 |
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We have experienced a failure during life testing of an electronic control
unit,
10 units were continuously powered and monitored at a fixed ambient
temperature
of 95degC. After 8.5 weeks of a 10 week test one unit exhibited a failure
which we
believe is attributable to a transient short circuit within the 8 layer
printed circuit board.
The PCB has 95V rails in specific areas and the failure appears to have been
caused
by high voltage getting onto a signal line. So far we have been unable to
locate the
failure site as the leakage path disappeared during the course of
investigation.
We suspect a conductive filament type mechanism, (CFF), but are told this is
normally
associated with formation of copper dendrites under high humidity
conditions.
Has anyone experienced failures under similar conditions ?
Are there any suggestions on the failure mechanism ?
What corrective actions are applicable ?
Best Regards
Stephen Lane
Lucas Automotive Electronics
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