Tag: MIL-STD-883J

It seems like only yesterday that I blogged about the new MIL-STD-883 J with Change Notice 3 on Microcircuit Testing…  Actually it was on June 30th!  (Here’s the link to my review of MIL-STD-883J with Notice 3.)  And now there’s already a new MIL-STD-883 J with Change Notice 4!

Since I’ve reviewed the document a number of times, I won’t go over the basics of this test method standard.  But I know you’d like to learn what’s behind this rapid release of another update.  It turns out that in Test Method 2010, an error was inadvertently inserted into paragraph 3.1.1.1h.  This revision corrects that error.

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MIL-STD-883, “Microcircuits,” has just been updated and the new Revision J with Change Notice 3 is available from Document Center Inc. in either paper format or for pdf download.  This update replaces Revision J with Change Notice 2 from March of this year.  Compliance by 12/17/2014 is mandatory.

This Test Method Standard is a mainstay of the electronics industry.  I’ve blogged about it a number of times (my most recent posting was on 3/24/2014).  It contains the various test methods that may be called out in government contacts for procuring microcircuits or products that contain microcircuits.

Changes in the Notice 3 are as follows:

• Paragraph 4.7 has been changed to recommend the use of biobased materials to the maximum extent possible.
• For Test Method 5004 on screening procures, there’s been a modification of Table 1 so that the requirements are aligned with those of MIL-PRF-38535.
• Test Method 5005 on Qualification and Quality Conformance Procedures has been updated.  Tables 1 thru 5 have been harmonized with the requirements of MIL-PRF-38535 as well.

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A new edition of the popular MIL-STD-883, “Microcircuits,” has been released and is available now from Document Center in either paper format or for pdf download.  The 759 page update includes Revision J plus Change Notices 1 and 2.  The new changes to the Test Method Standard are effective immediately, which means you need the new copy right away if you need to meet it’s requirements for any contracts you have.

I’ve blogged about the MIL-STD-883 before, since it is one of the most frequently ordered mil standards we sell.  So please review my blog on the new MIL-STD-883 Revision J and my blog on the new MIL-STD-883J with Change Notice 1 for more information on previous updates.

The change in this new release is minimal:  Method 2010 is changed.  Now in the test method “INTERNAL VISUAL (MONOLITHIC),” Section 3.1.1.1 for Metallization scratches, Paragraph h for Scratch (Probe Mark(s), etc.) the “or” has been changed to “and”, which means it requires a dual criteria for failure.

Back in the olden days, just a two page change notice would have been released.  The cover sheet would have summarized the changes, while a second page would have been available, either for pen-and-ink changes or as a reprint of the changed page itself meant to replace the original page.  (If you worked with Mil Standards back then, I’m sure you remember removing and replacing pages in various documents with some regularity.)

Now that the Mil Specs and Standards are all maintained as electronic documents, changes are issued as a complete corrected republication of the document.  Yes, this standard is 759 pages.  And the change on 1 page has resulted in the reissuing of the entire MIL-STD-883!

As long as we’re reviewing this MIL Standard, I also would like to mention the numbering system of the various test methods that are included in the document.  When you get the standard, you’ll notice that Test Method 2010 is now labelled “Method 2010.14” and dated March 14, 2014.  In the previous edition (Revision J with Change Notice 1), the test method was labelled “Method 2010.13” and dated June 7, 2013.  The Method 2010 is the number of the test method (in this case, INTERNAL VISUAL (MONOLITHIC)) and the .14 is the release number.

The other thing to remember about these test method standards is that each test method is numbered separately.  So the 1st page of test method 2010 is page 1, not 233 which is the actual page if calculated numerically with page 1 being the cover sheet.

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