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Has Testing Been Done to Qualify Diodes Incorporateds Lead Free Finishes for Use in Standard SMT/Through-Hole Assembly Processes?

April 26, 2017Diodes finishes Free incorporated lead qualify smt standard Testing through-hole

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Has Testing Been Done to Qualify Diodes Incorporateds Lead Free Finishes for Use in Standard SMT/Through-Hole Assembly Processes?

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Each product family where the Lead Finish is being converted to Pb Free has been or will be re-qualified by subjecting a family sample to the following tests (typical): Preconditioning (PC) followed by: • Highly Accelerated Stress Testing (HAST) • Autoclave (AC) • Temperature Cycling (TC) • Solderability • With SnCuAg Solder • With SnPb Solder • Resistance to Solder Heat (RSH)