MIL-STD-750/2, “Mechanical Test Methods for Semiconductor Devices Part 2: Test Methods 2001 through 2999,” has been updated. The new Revision A is available now from Document Center Inc. You can get your copy in paper format, for pdf download and as part of our multi-user Standards Online service. If you use this standard, you’ll need to comply with the changes in the new edition by 3/23/2015.
This standard is part of the MIL-STD-750 series, a main overview document and five parts, each providing you with specific semiconductor tests. This format was adopted in 2012 when the tests in the standard became too numerous for a 1-volume document.
Volume 2 applies only to semiconductor devices, with requirements for tests used to meet contracts issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. However, the MIL-STD-750 series is used widely across industry here in the U.S. and elsewhere, so if you’re part of the semiconductor industry, you’ll want to pay attention to this new update.
As you probably already know, the document is comprised of a series of clauses withgeneral requirements. But the bulk of the standard is the actual tests themselves. Each test is given a number, with the revision level being noted by a period and the revision number. All tests in this second part on mechanical testing start with 2000. So test 2017.3 is test method 2017, revision 3, on die attach integrity.
Let’s review the test methods that have been updated in this new MIL-STD-750/2 Revision A:
- Test Method 2071 (2071.8), Visual and mechanical examination
- Test Method 2072 (2072.9), Internal visual transistor (pre-cap) inspection
- Test Method 2076 (2076.5), Radiography
- Test Method 2101 (2101.4), Destructive physical analysis for diodes
Each of these test methods have been updated, with both new and updated information and figures. A listing at the beginning of the standard provides you with information on the exact clauses where the changes occur.
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