Process Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on one opened splitter module LPF-200 PCB encapsulated in the black urethane …
December 4, 2007Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) Fracture
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on several SM Syfer SM MLC Capacitors (also known as MLCC failures). The goal was …
March 5, 2007Process Contaminates Chlorides in Capacitors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received electrolytic capacitors for chloride analysis according to a prior analysis technique for …
February 6, 2007Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received 100 capacitors and directed to analyze them via cross-sectional analysis. Capacitors store charges …
April 21, 2006Shorted PX6A07 Silicon Rectifiers
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several shorted PX6A07 silicon rectifiers for failure analysis. Two good devices were provided for …
February 26, 2006Silicon Rectifier PX6A07
This is a 6 amp plastic encapsulated silicon rectifier (PX6A07). Several of these high current diodes failed in the application. The arrow …
February 26, 2006IPC Inspection to A-610 Rev E
This is a class 2 inspection of a printed circuit board (PCB) using the IPC-A-610 Rev E. There is a bubble between the two solder joints of …
October 31, 2005IPC-A-610 Inspection for Qualification
This vendor from China was in the process of qualification. There are solder dross and conductive flux underneath the conformal coating. …
October 31, 2005Stranded Wire With High Resistance
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 42-inch cables. One cable labeled with a mark where an intermittent open occurred and the other …
July 11, 2005Trace Line Corrosion
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on several polyimide flex circuits with corrosion near an IC. As seen in the …
June 29, 2005Polymeric O-ring Identification
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three contaminated Buna-N diaphragms and several new ones for reference. These Buna-N diaphragms …
June 3, 2005Printed Circuit Board Flexing During Depanelization
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two printed circuit boards (PCB) with the questionable failure of multilayer ceramic capacitors in …
March 10, 2005
