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September 2016 • SMT Magazine 57 IPC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM'S SPACE HARDWARE ADDENDUMS and installation. IPC/WHMA-A-620 describes acceptability criteria for crimped, mechanically secured and soldered interconnection and the corresponding lacing or restraining criteria as- sociated with wire and cable harness industry. This certification will demonstrate your com- mitment to customer requirements and great- ly facilitates other quality assurance initiatives. Anyone responsible for quality, reliability and integrity of end use cable or wire harness as- semblies should attend this in-depth program. Optional Space Hardware Addendum available. Assembly process engineers, quality assurance supervisors, training managers and others re- sponsible for the quality and reliability of sol- dered electronic assemblies are excellent can- didates for the program. Optional Space Hard- ware Addendum is available and the training is offered in many languages. IPC-6012 Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Boards with Space Hardware Addendum IPC-6012 Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Boards This specification covers qualification and performance of rigid printed boards, including single-sided, double-sided, with or without plat- ed-through holes, multilayer with or without blind/buried vias and metal core boards. It ad- dresses final finish and surface plating coating requirements, conductors, holes/vias, frequen- cy of acceptance testing and quality confor- mance as well as electrical, mechanical and en- vironmental requirements. Revision C incorpo- rates many new requirements in areas such as selection for procurement, new surface finishes, hole plating thickness, measling, weave expo- sure, copper cap plating of filled holes, laminate cracks and voids, etch back, blind and buried via fill, acceptance testing and frequency, and requirements for thermal stress testing. This re- vision synchronizes to the IPC-A-600. For use with IPC-6011. IPC 6012 Space Hardware Addendum The Space Hardware Addendum is included as a required module for the IPC 6012 Certified IPC Trainer and as an optional module for the Certified IPC Specialist programs for those wish- ing to understand the extended requirements for products that MUST survive the vibration and thermal cyclic environments of getting to and operating in space. Topics covered in the training courses: • IPC-6012 Scope/Applicable Documents • Material requirements • Visual requirements • Dimensional and conductor requirements • Structural integrity requirements • Solder mask, electrical and cleanliness • Special requirements • Quality assurance provisions • Appendix A—supplemental requirements Who Should Become an IPC-6012 Certified IPC Trainer or Certified IPC Specialist? IPC-6012—A must-have certification for board fabrication technicians and engineers, the IPC-6012 thoroughly defines the standard requirements for rigid bare board fabrication. This course covers qualification and perfor- mance of rigid printed boards, including sin- gle-sided, double-sided, with or without plat- ed-through holes, multilayer with or without blind/buried vias and metal core boards. It ad- dresses final finish and surface plating coating requirements, conductors, holes/vias, frequency of acceptance testing and quality conformance as well as electrical, mechanical and environ- mental requirements. This class also address- es the separate requirements for space and mil- itary avionics hardware. Assembly process en- gineers, quality assurance supervisors, training managers and others responsible for the quality and reliability of soldered electronic assemblies are excellent candidates for the program. Optional Space Hardware Addendum is available and the training is offered in many languages. SMT Sharon Montana-Beard is the vice president of sales and operations for Blackfox.