A perspective of the IPC report on lead-free electronics in military/aerospace applications

Significant progress towards lead-free technology implementation has been made in the last decade. However, majority of the successful transition has been done within consumer electronics industry while high reliability military/aerospace products are yet to fully transition. This study discusses vi...

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Published inMicroelectronics and reliability Vol. 69; pp. 66 - 70
Main Authors Fortier, Aleksandra, Pecht, Michael G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
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Lead-free electronics
Lead-free solders
Military/aerospace application
Reliability risks
RoHS exempt
Sn whiskers
Military/aerospace application
Lead-free solders
Sn whiskers
RoHS exempt
Reliability risks
Lead-free electronics
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Summary:Significant progress towards lead-free technology implementation has been made in the last decade. However, majority of the successful transition has been done within consumer electronics industry while high reliability military/aerospace products are yet to fully transition. This study discusses viewpoint on the recent IPC report published on lead-free electronics in military and aerospace applications. Additionally, reliability considerations are discussed, and guidelines along with standards for robust transition and implementation towards lead-free technology is presented. A “preventive” transition approach based upon more accurate models of failure mechanisms and life prediction than are currently available will be required in order to assess successful implementation within military/aerospace products and for high reliability to be achieved.
ISSN:0026-2714
1872-941X
DOI:10.1016/j.microrel.2017.01.001