Far East Resources

Source Inspection Guidelines

By maintaining a technical presence throughout the entire production process, we assist the vendor base in "building in quality, not inspecting in quality". To ensure this, we conduct extensive in-line and end-of-line quality auditing. This degree of involvement, greatly reduces the likelihood of quality problems, and provides for a consistent outcome to your offshore sourcing efforts.

Source Inspection Parameters (PCB)

All testing is conducted in accordance with IPC-A-600E (Acceptability of Printed Boards) and the End User's general fabrication specifications . We conduct the following testing:

• Random sampling per MIL-105D.
• Electrical O/S testing; This consists of:
  • Check test fixture to ensure that there are no test points are missing
  • Verify that all the test probes are making good contact.
  • Finally, we confirm that all testing parameters conform to the customer's specification requirement.
• 100% Electrical Testing. (programmed with a golden board)
• Perform mechanical inspection to include:
  • Board thickness verification
  • Hole size measurement
  • Outline dimension measurement
• Perform visual inspection to include:
  • PCB Fab drawing compliance per the customer's general fabrication specifications/IPC specification.
• Gold/Nickel Thickness testing (if required) to include X-ray verification and gold porosity testing.
• Conduct Soldermask/Copper thickness testing and verification by microsectioning.
• Conduct solder thickness verification through the use of X-Ray verification.
• Conduct chloride through the use an Omega Ohm Tester.
• Conduct solderability testing using the dip solder test (260C, 5 seconds)
• Perform solder float test: solder dip (280C, 30 seconds)
• Perform pre-ship bake audit.
• Perform packaging inspection.
• Engineering includes the following in carton #1 of every shipment:
  • QC report
  • Microsection
  • Solderability sample

Process Capabilities (PCB)

• See our Process Capabilities.
• See our Far East Resources' Source Inspection Report.
• See our total quality management (TQM) program.
• See our reject handling process.

For a complete overview of Far East Resources' in-process and end-of-line quality assurance involvement, please call or email and request of a copy of Far East Resources Quality Assurance Manual.