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PCB with Amplifier Failed from EOS
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a single MA COM MAAPSS0096 1 watt power amplifier for failure analysis. The device was thought to …
April 7, 2008PCB Poor Solder Lead to EOS MLCC Fracturing
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 0805 MLCC capacitors mounted on daughter boards and several good capacitors for comparison. One …
April 1, 2008MLCC Cracking
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a PCB with possible failed capacitors in several positions. PCBs are used to mechanically support …
January 7, 2008Process Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on one opened splitter module LPF-200 PCB encapsulated in the black urethane …
December 4, 2007Electrolytic Internal Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on good and bad Teapo electrolytic capacitors. A comparison leakage current test …
November 12, 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, 2005
