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January 14, 2008

Lead Free Surface Finish

What is the shelf life for PCB's with a Sn/Ag/Cu surface finish (96.5/3.0/0.5)?

Can you steer me to some supporting documentation?

J. O.

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January 14, 2008

There is limited data on shelf life for SAC HASL

I would recommend you use the IPC steam aging test to independently confirm shelf life.

Dr. Craig D. Hillman, CEO & Managing Partner
DfR Solutions
chillman@dfrsolutions.com

Dr. Hillman's specialties include best practices in Design for Reliability, strategies for transitioning to Pb-free, supplier qualification (commodity and engineered products), passive component technology and printed board failure mechanisms. Dr. Hillman has over 30 publications and has presented on a wide variety of reliability issues to over 150 companies and organizations.

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