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Leakage Current from MLCC on PCB
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one failed multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) on a printed circuit board (PCB). Multilayer ceramic …
June 16, 2016Leakage Current on Electrolytic Capacitors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received about 20 electrolytic capacitors which all had unacceptable leakage current. An electrolytic …
June 16, 2016PCB with Open in PTH
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one printed circuit board (PCB) with an open in the plated through hole (PTH). A printed circuit …
June 16, 2016Power Supply Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a power supply with several bulging capacitors on the motherboard. A power supply is an electronic …
June 16, 2016Fairchild Transient Voltage Suppressor SMBJ5VOCA
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two Fairchild transient voltage suppressors (TVS) SMBJ5V0CA. Both diodes were identified as having …
October 24, 2014IR AUIRF7648M2 Power MOSFET
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed AUIRF7648M2 MOSFETs. These are rather new on the market and specifically designed for the …
October 24, 2014Pulse Transformer 144A9111
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 144A9111 pulse transformers with the secondary wiring shorting. Transformers are devices that …
October 24, 2014Vishay ES2D SM Rectifier
Gideon Analytical Laboratories, Inc. received on Vishay ES2D rectifier on a PCB. The initial condition and observation were that the diode …
October 24, 2014153D8496G1 Circuit Card Assembly
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 153D8496G1 printed circuit boards (PCBs)for failure analysis. A PCB mechanically supports and …
October 23, 20142N3700 Transistor
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one 2N3700 transistor for failure analysis. A new 2N3700 transistor was also received for …
October 23, 2014Atmel AT91SAM9260 Based Embedded MPU
Gideon Analytical Laboratories, Inc. received Atmel AT91SAM9260 based Embedded MPU; it is a 180 MHz ARM926EJ-S ARM Thumb Processor. The …
October 23, 2014Melexis CMOS Hall Sensors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received five failed Melexis US2881 in a UA style package for failure analysis. The Melexis US881 is a …
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