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E
Product Type
Released:  12/22/2010
Language
English
Current Revision
Establishes the requirements for the evaluation of liquid and dry film solder mask material and for the determination of the acceptability of use on a standard printed board system. IPC-SM-840 provides two classes of requirements, T and H, to reflect functional performance requirements and testing severity based on industry/end use requirements. Coverage is given to adhesion, material qualification...
Document #:
Revision
B
Product Type
Released:  10/20/2023
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-1782B establishes minimum requirements for manufacturing and supply chain traceability based on perceived risk. IPC-1782B applies to all products, processes, assemblies, parts, components, equipment used and other items as defined by users and suppliers in the manufacture of printed board assemblies, as well as mechanical assembly and printed board fabrication. IPC-1782B is applicable both for...

IPC-D-356 - Revision B - Standard Only

Bare Substrate Electrical Test Data Format

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Revision
B
Product Type
Released:  10/01/2002
Language
English
Current Revision
UPDATED! This standard describes a data format for transmitting bare board electrical test information in digital form, including data suitable for computer-aided repair. When used as a netlist input to test data processing, the receiver of IPC-D-356B data will determine test point assignments and positioning. Enhancements to the B Revision include updates to the concept of testable areas to...

IPC-CH-65 - Revision B - Standard Only

Guidelines for Cleaning of Printed Boards and Assemblies

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Revision
B
Product Type
Released:  07/25/2011
Language
English
Current Revision
This document includes lead free, no-clean, and environmental friendly chemistries. This is a collection of information on electronic board and assembly cleaning in a single location. This major revision explains the relationship between materials, processes, and contaminants in fabrication and assembly operations. It also addresses cleanliness assessment and process control in relation to...

IPC-7525 - Revision C - Standard Only

Stencil Design Guidelines

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C
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Released:  02/28/2022
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-7525C standard provides guidance for the design and fabrication of stencils for solder paste and surface-mount adhesive with much of the content based on the experience of stencil designers, fabricators, and users.
Document #:
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C
Product Type
Released:  01/15/2019
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-CC-830C standard establishes qualification and conformance requirements for electrical insulating compounds (conformal coatings). It has been designed and constructed with the intent of obtaining maximum confidence in the materials with minimum test redundancy. The IPC-CC-830C standard covers: • The qualification and qualification retention of the conformal coating material (Table 3-1...

IPC-7526 - Revision A - Standard Only

Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  04/12/2022
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-7526A handbook addresses understencil cleanliness during stencil printing, removal of solder paste from stencils following the cleaning process and misprint PCB board cleaning considerations.

IPC-1752 - Revision B - Standard Only

Materials Declaration Management Standard

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B
Product Type
Released:  07/01/2020
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-1752B standard establishes the requirements for exhanging material and substance data between suppliers and their customers for electrical and electronics products and other produicts. IPC-1752B includes data fields to help supply chain members transfer materials data required for submission into the ECHA SCIP database.

IPC-1751 - Revision A - Standard Only

Generic Requirements for Declaration Process Management

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  03/16/2010
Language
English
Current Revision
Amendment 1 to IPC-1751A standard provides the principles and details for declarations necessary between members of a supply chain relationship. This standard is the first in a series of standards that permits segmentation of declaration details based on the subject and scope of the declaration as well as the manufacturing domain. This standard contains general information and is supplemented by...

IPC-9704 - Revision A - Standard Only

Printed Circuit Assembly Strain Gage Test Guideline

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  02/03/2012
Language
English
Current Revision
Strain gage testing allows for objective analysis of the strain and strain rate levels to which a surface mount package may be subjected to during assembly, test and operation. Excessive strain can result in various failure modes for different solder alloys, package types, surface finishes or laminate materials. This document describes specific guidelines for strain gage testing during the printed...
Document #:
Revision
B
Product Type
Released:  04/12/2022
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-9701B standard establishes a thermal cycling test method to characterize the fatigue lifetimes of surface mount solder attachments of electronic assemblies. The surface mount devices may be solder-attached to rigid, flexible or rigid-flex printed boards. The characterization results can be used to predict the field lifetime of solder attachments for the use environments and conditions of...

IPC-J-STD-048 - Revision A - Standard Only

Notification Standard for Product Discontinuance

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  01/22/2026
Language
English
Current Revision
This standard is applicable to suppliers of, and affected customers for, electronic products and their constituent components. The goal of this notification standard is to better enable customers to manage and mitigate the disruption caused by the discontinuation of a product and to ensure continuity of supply. This standard establishes the requirements for timely customer notification of planned...
Document #:
Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  02/16/2023
Language
English
Current Revision
While there are a variety of industry test vehicles for the examination of material compatibility, the IPC-B-52 test board was created to meet the needs for testing both ion chromatograph and surface insulation resistance (SIR) which would be more representative of the manufacturing materials and processes. IPC-9203A standard addresses the IPC-B-52 test vehicle, which can be used to evaluate a...
Document #:
Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  01/01/2018
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-4591A standard establishes the classification system and the qualification and quality conformance requirements for functional conductive materials used in printed electronics applications. It provides companies that procure functional materials for printed electronics with the necessary technical structure to design and manufacture products meeting conformance to industry-determined...
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Revision
C
Product Type
Released:  11/20/2020
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-2581C standard specifies the XML schema that represents the intelligent data file format used to describe printed board and printed board assembly products with details sufficient for tooling, manufacturing, assembly, and inspection requirements. This format may be used for transmitting information between a printed board designer and a manufacturing or assembly facility. The data is most...
Document #:
Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  10/28/2022
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-9202A, Material and Process Characterization/Qualification Test Protocol that records changes in Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR) on a representative sample of a printed circuit assembly (PCA). It quantifies any deleterious effects that might arise from solder flux or other process residues left on external surfaces after soldering, which can cause unwanted electro-chemical reactions...

IPC-1755 - Revision A - Standard Only

Responsible Sourcing of Minerals Data Exchange Standard

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  04/14/2020
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-1755A standard establishes the requirements for exchanging data between suppliers and their customers in regard to the responsible resourcing of minerals. The IPC-1755As standard originally addressed conflict minerals within the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act in the US. IPC-1755A expands the scope of this document to address global responsible minerals sourcing.

IPC-SM-817 - Revision A - Standard Only

General Requirements for Dielectric Surface Mount Adhesives

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Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  12/23/2014
Language
English
Current Revision
Provides requirements for dielectric adhesives to hold components in place from the mounting to the soldering process and identifies test methods to ensure their long term properties. 9 pages. Released December 2014.
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Revision
B
Product Type
Released:  09/08/2016
Language
English
Current Revision
This document is the product of the IPC Electrochemical Migration (ECM) Task Group. It was drafted to provide guidance regarding implementation of the User Guide for the IPC-TM-650, Method 2.6.25, Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) Resistance and Other Internal Electrochemical Migration Testing to evaluate the effects of mechanical stress, laminate material fracturing, ionic contamination, moisture...

IPC-1755 - Revision A - Amendment 1

Responsible Sourcing of Minerals Data Exchange Standard

Document #:
Revision
A
Product Type
Released:  10/27/2021
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-1755A-Am1 cannot be used without a copy of IPC-1755A the base standard. You can purchase IPC-1755A-Am1 and IPC-1755A in the IPC.org online store. The IPC-1755A standard establishes the requirements for exchanging data between suppliers and their customers regarding the responsible resourcing of minerals. The IPC-1755 standard originally addressed conflict minerals within the scope of the Dodd...
Document #:
Revision
N
Product Type
Released:  11/30/2021
Language
English
IPC-T-50N document is designed to provide definitions for terms commonly used in the electronics industry. The definitions are intended to provide sufficient clarity of detail such that a reader utilizing English as a second language could understand the subtleties of the meaning. IPC-T-50N contains over 550 new or revised terms, including new terminology for via structures, surface mount device...
Document #:
Revision
M
Product Type
Released:  05/26/2015
Language
English
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronic interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision M contains over 220 new or revised terms, including new terminology for conformal coatings, potting and encapsulation processes, stencil design, statistical process control, and flexible printed board...
Document #:
Revision
K
Product Type
Released:  07/17/2013
Language
English
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronic interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision K contains more than 220 new or revised terms, including new terminology for thermal properties, etchback, assembly processing, hole drilling, and microvia technology. Also includes commonly used industry...

IPC-T-50 - Revision J - Standard Only

SUPERSEDED BY T-50K

Document #:
Revision
J
Product Type
Released:  10/18/2011
Language
English
This essential industry standard provides descriptions and illustrations of electronics interconnect industry terminology to help users and their customers break down language barriers. Revision J contains nearly 400 new or revised terms, including new terminology for chip scale and area array packaging, cable and wire harness technology, assembly processing, moisture sensitive components, and...

IPC-TM-650 - Standard Only

Test Methods Manual

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Original Version
Product Type
Language
English
Current Revision
Contains over 150 industry approved test techniques and procedures for chemical, mechanical, electrical, and environmental tests on all forms of printed boards and connectors. New and updated test methods are available for download at https://www.ipc.org/test-methods.
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  04/30/2010
Language
English
Current Revision
This standard establishes the requirements for the documentation of printed circuit board fabrication, and identifies the physical attributes and performance requirements of the unpopulated product. The descriptions apply to rigid, flexible, inorganic substrates or any combination thereof. The construction may be single, double, multilayered, or HDI technology and may include embedded (integrated)...

IPC-8401 - Standard Only

Guidelines for In-Mold Electronics

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Original Version
Product Type
Released:  10/22/2024
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-8401 standard provides guidelines for In-Mold Electronics (IME) manufacturing processes, part structures, candidate materials, and production test methods. In-Mold Electronics integrates printed electronics and electrical components into injection molded plastics, creating a three-dimensional smart molded structure. IME technology uses mass production processes, materials, and components. IME...

IPC-HERMES-9852 - Version 1.6 - Standard Only

The Global Standard for Machine-to-Machine Communication in SMT Assembly

Document #:
Revision
1.6
Product Type
Released:  08/28/2024
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-Hermes-9852 standard provides a state-of-the-art communication protocol for machine-to-machine communication for surface-mount technology. Used with IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange, IPC-HERMES-9852 can assist any electronics manufacturer, large or small, to align their companies with smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Version 1.6 includes updates to SendBoardInfo and capabilities...

IPC-2591 - Version 2.0 - Standard Only

Connected Factory Exchange (CFX)

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Revision
2.0
Product Type
Released:  03/10/2025
Language
English
Current Revision
This standard establishes the requirements for the omnidirectional exchange of information between manufacturing processes and associated host systems for assembly manufacturing. This standard applies to communication between all executable processes in the manufacture of printed board assemblies, automated, semiautomated and manual, and is applicable to related mechanical assembly and...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  01/10/2025
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-9716 provides requirements for automated optical inspection (AOI) systems to define, set up, establish, and apply process control for manufacturing printed board assemblies, including general and specific process and AOI system conditions. Requirements include inspection parameters, lighting conditions, calibration, detectability, resolution, threshold limits, program setups, measurement...

IPC-9271 - Standard Only

Guidelines for In System Programming

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Original Version
Product Type
Released:  09/30/2025
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-9271 standard provides guidelines for device-level In-System Programming (ISP) as part of electronics assembly process. The standard addresses PCB design for ISP, fundamental characteristics when selecting an ISP programmer and the integration of the programmer in the production environment, including: fixtures, software, mechanical and process integration methodologies to increase...

IPC-2591 - Version 1.7 - Standard Only

Connected Factory Exchange (CFX)

Document #:
Revision
1.7
Product Type
Released:  08/24/2023
Language
English
Current Revision
This standard establishes the requirements for the omnidirectional exchange of information between manufacturing processes and associated host systems for assembly manufacturing. This standard applies to communication between all executable processes in the manufacture of printed board assemblies, automated, semiautomated and manual, and is applicable to related mechanical assembly and...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  07/01/2003
Language
English
Current Revision
Tackling PCB cleanliness is a tough job; residues on printed circuit boards are directly related to the reliability of the produced hardware and can result in serious failures if not known or monitored. But how do you measure "cleanliness"? How clean is "clean"? The IPC-5701 provides guidance into how these issues should be approached and specified in purchasing documents, addressing levels of...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  06/01/2007
Language
English
Current Revision
Every electronics manufacturer, whether an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, must determine if the unpopulated printed boards entering the assembly process have an adequate level of cleanliness. The question of “how clean is clean enough?” is one that has no definitive answer, as there is no "golden number" for board cleanliness. The issue...

IPC-9241 - Standard Only

Guidelines for Microsection Preparation

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Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  01/13/2017
Language
English
Current Revision
This standard is intended as a guideline in the proper preparation of a metallographic sample (microsection) of a printed board. The finished microsection is used for evaluating the quality of the laminate system and plated structures (e.g. PTHs and vias). Microsection sample preparation is regarded by many as a highly developed skill. The guidelines in this standard discuss the many variables and...

IPC-1753 - Standard Only

Laboratory Report Standard

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Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  01/31/2014
Language
English
Current Revision
IPC-1753 Laboratory Declaration Standard will allow for the electronic exchange of laboratory chemical analysis reports between supply chain members. Companies are being asked to provide laboratory analytic data to show compliance with the RoHS Directive and other customer requirements, such as halogen-free. This standard will allow for the expedited exchange of the necessary laboratory...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  10/12/2017
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC-9505 standard provides details of test methodologies for cleaning chemistry compatibility with electronic assembly materials that replace those in MIL-STD-202 Method 215 for testing electronic and electrical components such as capacitors, resistors, transformers and inductors. The test methods can also be used, when applicable, to parts not covererd by military specifications or drawings
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Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  08/01/1985
Language
English
Current Revision
Defines a machine readable input format for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) drilling and routing machine tools used by the printed wiring board industry. The format may be used to transfer drilling and routing information between printed board designers, manufacturers and users or as the output CNC standard from converters that expand higher level design input such as IPC-D-350 data. Provides a...
Document #:
Revision
D
Product Type
Released:  04/30/2007
Language
English
Establishes the requirements for the evaluation of liquid and dry film solder mask material and for the determination of the acceptability of use on a standard printed board system. IPC-SM-840 provides two classes of requirements, T and H, to reflect functional performance requirements and testing severity based on industry/end use requirements. Coverage is given to adhesion, material qualification...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  12/14/2010
Language
English
Current Revision
Mechanical bend and shock tests are routinely performed on SMT assemblies to ensure that they can sustain anticipated production, handling and end use conditions. The strains and strain rates applied to SMT assemblies during bend and shock testing can lead to a variety of failure modes in the vicinity of the solder joints. This document provides test methods to evaluate the susceptibility of...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  01/14/2014
Language
English
Current Revision
Survey-based study presents data and analysis on the EMS industry, examining trends in sources of revenue, revenue per employee, services offered, markets served, manufacturing technology, capital investment, spending on equipment and materials and market size including forecasts and potential for market expansion. This study is based on data provided by a representative sample of 120 EMS...
Document #:
Revision
Original Version
Product Type
Released:  01/15/2019
Language
English
Current Revision
The IPC/JEDEC-9301document is an effort to standardize and document some of the basic tenets of a typical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model, as well as, to educate new designers (and in some cases even experienced designers) on the basic information and best practices that should be captured and provided to technical reviewers of the results of FEA data.
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Revision
Original Version
Released:  08/18/2015
Language
English
Current Revision
This publication is intended to characterize the frature strength of a component's board level-interconnect by providing a common method of establishing the fracture resistance to flexural loading that may occur during conventional non-cyclic board assembly and test operations. The document is applicable to surface mount components attached to printed wiring boards using conventional solder reflow...

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IPC-9242: Guidelines for Microsection Evaluation

IPC-9691C: User Guide for the IPC-TM-650, Method 2.6.25 Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) Resistance and Other Internal Electrochemical Migration Testing

IPC-A-630A: Acceptability Standard for Manufacture, Inspection, and Testing of Electronic Enclosures

IPC-4556A: Specification for Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/ Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) Plating for Printed Boards

IPC-7527A: Requirements for Solder Paste Application

IPC-4204C: Flexible Metal-Clad Dielectrics for Use in Fabrication of Flexible Printed Boards

IPC-J-STD-002F: Solderability Tests for Component Leads, Terminations, Lugs, Terminals and Wires

IPC-4101F: Specifications for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards

IPC-1755B: Responsible Sourcing of Minerals Data Exchange Standard

IPC-2223F: Sectional Design Standard for Flexible/Rigid-Flexible Printed Boards

IPC-HDBK-9798A: Handbook and Guide to Supplement IPC-9797

IPC-WP-011: Guidance for Strain Gage Limits for Assemblies

J-STD-046A: Customer Notification Standard for Product/Process Changes by Electronic Product Suppliers

J-STD-048A: Notification Standard for Product Discontinuance

IPC-T-50P: Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits

IPC-1401B: Corporate Social Responsibility Management System Standard

IPC -1751B: Generic Requirements for Declaration Process Management

IPC-6013F: Qualification and Performance Specification for Flexible/Rigid-Flexible Printed Boards

IPC-4413 - Am1: Specification for Finished Fabric Woven from Low Dk Glass for Printed Boards