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Printed Circuit Board Inspection and Quality Control - PCB Failure Causes and CuresThis two day workshop will discuss a range of topics, including root cause analysis, physics-of-failure principles and failure mechanisms in printed circuit boards. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the baseline for electronics manufacturing upon which electronic components are mounted and formed into electronic systems. PCBs are used in a variety of electronic circuits from simple one-transistor amplifiers to large super computers. A PCB serves three main functions: 1) it provides the necessary mechanical support for the components in the circuit 2) it provides the necessary electrical interconnections, and 3) it bears some form of legend which identifies the components it carries. The failure modes on the PCBs can be categorized in a hierarchical structure, in which the mechanisms and causes are site or location dependant. Specimen preparation techniques, non-destructive and destructive analysis, and materials characterization will also be discussed. The first day of the workshop will present methodologies for identifying potential failure mechanisms in electronics based on the failure history and, systematic approaches to root cause analysis. The second day will cover failure analysis techniques geared towards various failure mechanisms, along with numerous component and PCB assembly failure analysis case studies that illustrate the techniques and analysis. Failure analysis case studies will be used to illustrate the techniques and analysis principles to arrive at the root cause(s) of field failures on printed circuit boards, active components, and assemblies.
Document ID
20180005658
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Sood, Bhanu (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 27, 2018
Publication Date
August 7, 2018
Subject Category
Quality Assurance And Reliability
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN59251
Meeting Information
Meeting: EPCON Asia
Location: Penang
Country: Malaysia
Start Date: August 7, 2018
Sponsors: Kistler Instruments
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Printed circuit boards
Physics of Failure

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