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Issue No. 12 - (5/10/04 - Failure Services)

Analytical Services / Failure Analysis

 

The characterization of materials is an important step in understanding your product’s performance. The product’s processing/construction/operation relationship often holds the key to successful problem-solving or product development. Silicon Cert takes pride in helping their clients develop solutions to challenges in manufacturing, quality assurance and development

Silicon Cert's engineering staff is highly experienced in analyzing and identifying failure modes in a variety of products. In addition we offer SEM and EDS services to aid our customers with their product characterization and failure analysis problems. A variety of sample prep techniques (cross-sectioning, decapsulation, selective etching, overplating and deprocessing) allows our engineering team to provide our clients with IN-DEPTH PROBLEM SOLVING at an affordable price.

Electronics Packaging Failure Analysis

  • Micro-crack location
  • Electrostatic discharge damage
  • Contamination identification


Material Characterization

  • Surface roughness
  • Mechanical damage
  • Metallurgical / interface structures
  • Elemental analysis

Quality Control Evaluations

  • Dimension verifications
  • Weld cross-section
  • Plating/coating thickness

 

Our company focus on customer service makes no project too large or too small. We are committed to providing reliable data in a user-friendly format with rapid turnaround and competitive prices.

 
 
     
 

Silicon Cert, Ltd. 4201 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19605 Ph: 610.939.9500