Subject: ASSY: Reliability of big SM discretes 1998.04.202:34 PM Hello fellow TechNetters! I am researching concerns about the reliability of big surface mount discrete components (larger than 1812 capacitors / resistors). Are there any reliability issues involved in using these ? Are there manufacturability issues involved in using these ? We have experience with 0402 up to but not including 1812 discretes. Any technical references would be appreciated. Thanks. Charles Elliott NPI Process Engineering Newbridge Networks [log in to unmask] ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################