Hi Werner could you recommend any FDA linkable standard serving the joint reliability issue please ? We are not implantable > ( www.resmed.com ) . The ANSI / IPC SM 785 - 1993 is the only one I could find so far , no IEC exists ( committee 91) . Thanks for the help . Paul & Jeff >---------- >From: Engelmaier[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Friday, December 19, 1997 1:13 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [TN] IPC-SM-785 Accelerated reliability Test Vehicle samplesize > >Hi Jeff, >Thirty-two daisy-chains of eight capacitors in series were used to increase >the number of capacitors on test from 32 to 256 without having to increase >the >monitoring capacity, which is expensive. >I would also like to point out, that SM-785 "Guidelines for Accelerated >testing..." is really not a good tool for 'process validation', it has much >more to do with assuring that the design of your assemblies is suited for its >application--'Design For Reliability (DfR). > >Werner Engelmaier >Engelmaier Associates, L.C. >Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting >7 Jasmine Run >Ormond Beach, FL 32174 USA >Phone: 904-437-8747, Fax: 904-437-8737 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > >############################################################## >TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >############################################################## >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following >text in the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET >############################################################## >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information. >For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or >847-509-9700 ext.311 >############################################################## > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################