Ultimately the result of a technical audit is to determine if the fabricator has the capability and quality required to produce a specific design. The design features (lines, spaces, vias...) and the reliability requirement of the product must all be considered when performing an audit. This can be a very difficult task and is often based on subjective data rather than facts and statistics. The IPC D-36 Committee (PCQR2) has been working for several years to develop a standard that is intended to answer these tough capability, quality, and reliability questions and is based on demonstrated capabilities not surveys. While the program is not intended to replace audits is can be a significant resource to an auditor. IPC has established a web page for this activity at www.pcbquality.com. Tim Estes CAT Inc. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------