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- MLCC Failure Analysis
- Pi Filter Failure Analysis
Spectrum Control Pi Filter
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a single failed Spectrum Control Pi filter on which to perform failure analysis. Capacitor-input …
July 1, 2013
- Cross-Sections of Components on PCBs
- Relay Failure Analysis
Coto 9202 Surface Mount Relay
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one failed relay with one good one for comparison. The failed relay was intermittent @ 2 KHz. A reed …
May 31, 2013
- Semiconductor Failure Analysis
RV4140A Ground Fault Interrupter
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed RV4140A ground fault interrupter controllers. The devices had far different impedance …
May 31, 2013
- IC Failure Analysis (Integrated Circuit)
- Semiconductor Failure Analysis
Single End AD73311L Processor
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two AD73311L CMOS general purpose analog front end processors. Each device had external thermal …
May 31, 2013
- Application Issue
- Failure Analysis of Op-Amp
FCS RV4141V GFI Controller
Gideon Analytical Labs received two failed RV4141AM ground fault interrupter controllers. The devices had far different impedance values …
May 30, 2013
- Passivation Integrity Test
Passivation Integrity Test on Transistors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on several IXYSIGBT IXGH32N60B transistors, encased in TO-247 packages. These …
May 27, 2013
- Component Failure Analysis
- Contamination Analysis
LCD Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) that had fading issues; there were five failing LCDs and a …
May 8, 2013
- Relay Failure Analysis
NEC Inverter Board
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three sample NEC 104PW161 power inverter boards for failure analysis. A power inverter is designed …
May 8, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two surface mount (SM) tantalum capacitors that had internal resistive shorts. Capacitors are …
May 2, 2013
- IC Failure Analysis (Integrated Circuit)
- Semiconductor Failure Analysis
CMOS RC Timer
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two ICM7555 CMOS RC timers. Each device was pulling down the output. The ICM7556 is a CMOS RC timer …
April 24, 2013
- Oscillator Failure Analysis
Quartz Crystal Oscillator
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one failed surface mount device (SMD) 200 ECSH quartz crystal oscillator and a good SMD 200 ECSH for …
April 22, 2013
- Cross-Sections of Components on PCBs
- Flex Circuits
Flex Circuit Failure
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three failed Kapton based flex circuits with opens in the trace lines. The origin of the open was …
April 18, 2013