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White Papers

Engelmaier Associates, L.C. has developed or is developing White Papers on pertinent industry topics offered for sale to its clients.

A. WHITE PAPER REPORT:
"Recommendations for PCB FAB Notes and Specifications in Printed Circuit Board Drawings for SnPb and Lead-Free Soldering Assemblies, the Qualification of PCB Shops and Activities to Assure Continued Quality"

In this report recommendations are made regarding appropriate specifications and 'FAB Notes' on drawings for printed circuit boards (PCBs), general procedures to qualify PCB shops and to assure that these shops would continue to be producing PCBs of good quality, and testing procedures to verify quality and reliability. The report contains examples-one for SnPb solder assemblies and one for RoHS-compliant Pb-free solder assemblies-of 'FAB Notes' serving as general specifications on PCB drawings, a basic questionnaire for new PCB shops to be qualified meant as a supplement to IPC-1710, as well as recommendations for ongoing activities to assure that qualified PCB shops maintain the quality of the PCBs produced by them. All the recommendations are fully discussed, carefully researched and referenced with currently 87 references.

The cost of the report is $495.-; it will be delivered as a pdf-file upon receipt of a check or purchase order.

Updates will be sent automatically and at no additional cost. The report currently ships as version v.08. The fast developments in our industry requires a continuous up-dating of this white Paper. Version v.09 is already in the works.