This standard establishes the requirements for timely customer notification of changes to electronic products and associated processes.
More info on the J-STD-046 product page of the IPC portal.
Wave and Reflow Soldering
Nowadays almost all electronic products are soldered fully automatically. This is possible with soldering machines such as: wave soldering machines, reflow ovens, selective soldering, pin-in-paste soldering, vapor phase soldering, laser soldering, soldering robots, etc. In [...]
IPC-A-600 versus IPC-6012
If we talk about bare board (or PCB) manufacturing 2 IPC documents are commonly used. The one that is best known throughout the electronics industry is the IPC-A-600. The A in the designation tells us [...]
QFP components
One of the Gull-Wing (*) style components are called QFP components. It is a component from the Gull-Wing family of SMD components, other Gull-Wing family styles are SOT, SOD and SOIC components. The specific property [...]
The PCB of the past and present, and what can we expect in the future?
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) / PWBs (Printed Wiring Boards) are well known in electronics. The first printed circuit board, invented by Paul Eisler, dates back to 1936. At that time, the conductor tracks were drawn [...]
Special knowledge about BTC and BGA components according to IPC-7093 and IPC-7095
BTC-components are the “new generation” ICs that take up considerably less space than their “older” predecessors such as QFPs, SOICs, etc. BTCs (as the name suggests) do not have leads (legs) on the side of [...]
Are ESD-safe gloves mandatory?
When handling ESD-sensitive products, grounding is the most important thing! This is possible using a wrist strap, ESD shoes, ESD safety clothing, etc. and this is common in the EPA (ESD Protected Area). What [...]
