New IPC T 50 Revision K released on Electronic Circuit Terms and Definitions

There’s a new IPC T 50 Revision K, “Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits,” and it’s available now.  The standard contains 120 pages of definitions, listed alphabetically, with a classification code that allows for review of terms by topic.  Additionally, Appendix A is an Acronym Listing, which can be handy when working with standards!

Changes in the IPC T 50 Revision K include more than 220 new or revised terms.  These include new terminology for thermal properties, etchback, assembly processing, hole drilling, and microvia technology.

Another nice thing about this standard is the liberal use of figures and tables to illustrate exactly what is meant by various terms.  These examples can be in the form of flow charts (circuit design), drawings (printed board viewing orientations), graphs (typical characteristic curve) or formulas (feature location).

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