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Ralph Hersey <[log in to unmask]>
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Hill, Mike E. wrote:
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> I looking for your definition of 100% Electrical Test of bare boards.
> For example,  do you include all feed through vias on the wiring side in
> your test data file? If you add these, many may not be used in the
> customer's assembly test but they often cause false errors in bare board
> test due to Soldermask in the holes.  Do you include all plated Tooling
> holes?  Do you call it 100% if you test part of the board and AOI on
> another part?  Do you only test/probe end of nets?   Do you always probe
> gold fingers?
>
> I would like to hear what how you define it.
>
> Mike Hill
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Hi Mike -- I believe you're going to have fun with this one.

IMO, "100% electrical testing" depends on the testing requirements
specified in the product definition data (master drawing).

As a minimum, it would be "shorts & opens" and is based on cable
testing.  Which for "shorts" should be a "worst case" in that all
conductive patterns (except the one being tested) are electrically tied
together and grounded, and the test voltage is applied to a single
"isolated" conductive pattern.  Then the test system "steps-through"
each of the conductive pattens (networks) and performs a "n-1" test
sequence.  "Opens" are tested "end of net -to- end of net".

Additional "100% electrical testing":

1  Interconnection resistance (end of net -to- end of net)
2  Impedance
3  Hi-Pot testing
4  "Partial Discharge" for hi-voltage applications

In summary-- a trial balloon "term and definition"

"100% Electrical Testing" -- A series of electrical tests and
measurements to assure that all conductive patterns, nonconductive
patterns, components, or functional performance of a "device (product)
under test" meets all the electrical performance requirements as
specified in the product definition data.  Electrical testing may
include test such as; shorts, opens, impedance, resistance, capacitance,
inductance, hi-pot, S-parameter, partial discharge, and electrical
functional performance to identify a few.

IMO, as you might have guessed, "100%" is all inclusive and should be
specified but more frequently "implied" in the product definition data.

Ralph
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Ralph Hersey

Ralph Hersey & Associates
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Livermore, CA 94550-3319
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