Title :
Using cut-out features for efficient printed circuit board testing and failure analysis
Author :
Wu, Ji ; Ganesan, Sanka
Author_Institution :
CALCE Electron. Products & Syst. Center, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
fDate :
3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Cut-out is a feature incorporated into a printed circuit board to facilitate selective removal of a particular component or part of the circuit board with minimum impact on the rest of the board. This feature enables test and failure analysis personnel to characterize early failures, to analyze intermittent failures, and to track the progression of failures during testing.
Keywords :
failure analysis; printed circuit testing; cut-out features; failure analysis; intermittent failures; printed circuit board testing; Assembly; Circuit testing; Electronic equipment testing; Electronics packaging; Failure analysis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Materials reliability; Printed circuits; Soldering; Vehicles; Cut-out; printed circuit board (PCB);
Journal_Title :
Components and Packaging Technologies, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCAPT.2005.845156
