The U.S. Government has established a great variety of standards and handbooks available at little or no cost to the contractor. However, not a lot has been done to keep pace with the increase in usage and applications of bare die & wafers. Military Standards (MIL-STDs) generally impose requirements and are what-to-do documents. Military Handbooks (MIL-HDBKs) are generally how-to-do-it documents. Actual documents can be obtained from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP) http://www.dodssp.daps.mil (Click on the link below) A partial list follows: MIL-HDBK-H 108 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Life and Reliability Testing (Based on Exponential Distribution) MIL-HDBK-189 Reliability Growth Management MIL-HDBK-217F Reliability Prediction of Electronic Equipment MIL-HDBK-251 Reliability/Design Thermal Applications MlL-HDBK-263A Electrostatic Discharge Control Handbook for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) MIL-HDBK-338 Electronic Reliability Design Handbook MIL-HDBK-344 Environmental Stress Screening of Electronic Equipment MIL-STD-690C Failure Rate Sampling Plans and Procedures MIL-STD-721C Definition of Terms for Reliability and Maintainability MIL-STD-756B Reliability Modeling and Prediction MIL-HDBK-781 Reliability Test Methods, Plans and Environments for Engineering Development, Qualification and Production MIL-STD-781D Reliability Design Qualification and Production Acceptance Tests: Exponential/ Distribution MlL-STD-785B Reliability Program for Systems and Equipment, Development and Production MlL-STD-790E Reliability Assurance Program for Electronic Parts Specifications MIL-STD-1543B Reliability Program Requirements for Space and Missile Systems MIL-STD-1629A Procedures for Performing a Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis MIL-STD-1686B Electrostatic Discharge Control Program for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) MIL-STD-2074 Failure Classification for Reliability Testing MIL-STD-2155 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) MIL-STD-2164 Environment Stress Screening Process for Electronic Equipment DODSSP Thermal/Mechanical Modeling Technical Reference Guide DIE & WAFER MEMORY SPECIALISTS Copyright 2000-2008 Die Delivery and Services