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Today's 3 Topics. We have a lot to cover but I hope to make it interesting and educational, too. Proper IC StorageBrief Tutorial Common misconceptionsCounterfeiting ? this is an ongoing topic How we got to the present ?situation" (IMHO)Examples of Counterfeiting ? What to look for!
 
                
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1. - Proper IC Storage-- Counterfeiting--- No Lead - Fuels the Fire  November 14, 2007
John OBoyle
QP Semiconductor
Santa Clara, CA 
2. Todays 3 Topics We have a lot to cover but I hope to make it interesting and educational, too. 
Proper IC Storage
Brief Tutorial 
Common misconceptions
Counterfeiting  this is an ongoing            topic 
How we got to the present situation (IMHO)
Examples of Counterfeiting  What to look for!
Lead (Pb) Free, a caution
A questionable journey
Summary 
3. Proper IC Storage 
4. Proper IC Storage Clearly for long-term programs some 	      form of storage should be considered. 
Long-term storage may present problems  practical/physical space, mechanical, financial, and counterfeit products.
With appropriate care, ICs can be stored at the die/wafer level, or as finished goods (packaged). 
What do we mean by long-term storage? 
Commercial: 2 years is very long-term.
Military: 20 years and beyond is common. 
5. Die/wafer Storagea.k.a Die Banking Successful storage methodologies include special bagging, environmental controls and periodic monitoring. 
Requires care, cleanliness (particulates and gases), and benign temperatures. 
IDMs do this. But few, if any, distributors do.
Controlled atmosphere dry boxes (dry nitrogen purged storage). 
Dry bagged/vacuum storage. 
Oxygen barrier bags designed specifically for long-term storage. 
6. Compact  container on the right holds 9 wafers with gross die count of 64,000. (Note  Data CD in photo)
Flexible form factor  can build parts in any desired package. Die/wafer Storage Advantages 
7. Hermetic Packages Minimize moisture intrusion
20 year storage is routine
Metal TO can 
Ceramic and side-brazed packages 
DIP, LCC, flat pack, and PGA
Keep them dry and in environments low in sulfur, chlorine, and hydrocarbons to preserve solder finish on lead frame. 
8. Hermetic Disadvantages/Advantages Cannot change package type.
Slightly more expensive to store than die bank.
Large storage space required.
Easy storage infrastructure.
Long life time storage. 
9. Common Misconceptionsabout Plastic They come from the manufacturer in sealed packaging and thus dont need special handling/storage.
They are rated as not-moisture sensitive and thus are okay.
They are safe to store in a normal room environment. 
10. Plastic Packages Plastic is hygroscopic
Attracts water molecules from the environment. 
Achieve equilibrium in 4 to 28 days depending on molding compound.
Normal room considered wet for plastic ICs (LAX annual average RH: +70%*)
Store in dry bags or in a <10%  RH environment  Singapore mean average RH is 84.4% and the average daily temp is 26.7CSingapore mean average RH is 84.4% and the average daily temp is 26.7C 
11. Wait a Minute! 4 days?  		
Thats for the moisture to reach equilibrium, it takes a longer time for damage to occur.
Normal room is WET? 
Well, when the device is turned on the die heats and the moisture is driven out.
But you dont normally store them powered up, do you? 
12. But, Water doesnt hurt Plastic! Its not the plastic were worried about!
Water leaches: 
Materials out of the mold compound
Elements in the gases in the environment 
Other materials deposited on the outside of the package.  
These corrode and degrade the aluminum pads and wires.  Which ends in device failure.
Isnt plastic rated as non-moisture sensitive?
Yes.  But this is for IC/board assembly. It is a rating for re-flow solder heat induced de-lamination and popcorning.
Contrary to popular belief: 					It is not a rating for long-term storage!  
13. IC Storage: Good and Bad News Good: You can store wafers, die, or packages
Wafers or hermetic parts; store in a dry environment.  
Plastic finished goods require a dry environment with periodic monitoring.
Having spares essentially eradicates the problem of locating EOL/obsolete parts in the future. 
Bad: May be prohibited by regulation (FAR). 
FAR often limits procurement to one or two years. 
Systems manufacturers have rarely funded this long-term procurement on their own dollar.    
14. Storage Options: Summary 
16. Counterfeiting    Across All Industries From Auto Parts to Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals.
Pharmaceuticals: $32 Billion annual loss
One pharmaceuticals company uses GPS on armored vehicles to track and protect their Pharmaceuticals during transport.
Ford estimates a $1 Billion loss due to counterfeit replacement parts.
Counterfeiting Poses a Real and Serious Threat to Global Public Health and Safety. 
17. How BIG is the Problem? Estimates place 2006 losses due to 	         counterfeiting at $650 Billion dollars*!
If ranked as National GDP  that would be the 18th largest country in the world 
Just behind Australia at $666 Billion 
Out of the 227 countries listed in the 2006 CIA World Factbook!
 
18. How did we* get Here? Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS)  Partly to blame (IMHO)
What was the Original Idea? (A quick review)
It worked pretty well, right?
What happened as time passed? 
Demand shifted
NLA appeared on POs
Opportunists stepped in
Whats to be done? (Now that the COT is out of the bag?) 
19. In the Beginning (Remember the $5000 hammer?)  The basic concept was to get state-of-the-art devices at significantly lower prices. 
That worked and as manufacturers embraced COTS, semiconductor users reported:
Significant savings versus Mil-spec
Much higher performance (basically generation jumps)
Ok, you so hear a Yeah, BUT  Coming??  ? 
20. Well, How About an Except? COTS worked pretty well  EXCEPT
When OEMs needed tracking or specials
When it took a long time to start a program
When the customer wanted more systems years later
So the exceptions created a secondary demand for custom/older/hard-to-get parts and created a     new industry  the one serving the           DMS/Obsolete Parts Market 
21. One - Semiconductor Demand Shifted 
22. As Time Went On  The commercial market for ICs exploded  
In 1965 almost 80% of semiconductor demand was gov, about 20% corp, and consumer was almost immeasurable.
By 1995 mil/gov was 10%, corp was 62% and consumer was 28% and COTS was entering the mainstream.
In 2005 mil/gov was 4%, corporate was 44% and consumer was 52%! 
And the IDMs had lost sight of the mil/gov customer.
And the trend is continuing  by 2010 consumer is projected to reach over 60% and mil/gov will be in the noise at 1%! [Dont forget, COTS is in Consumer!] 
23. Two  Parts Became NLA As program life lengthened parts became No Longer Available.
Unanticipated shortages became a very real part of the problem and made long-range planning a much more important activity.
Unanticipated because the commercial segment (The big C in COTS) used a technology and then, having used it, moved on (sorry, Omar Khayyam)
While mil/gov designed for a longer time horizon and expected the parts to be there when ordered. 
24. What Can We Do??? First, recognize that the divergence between consumer and mil/gov demand (exacerbated by the move to COTS) means that shortages are now a part of life.  
Given that, we can ?
Store the parts, which we covered previously, or if thats not feasible then:
Develop a future buying plan. 
25. Future BuyOr - Keynesian Economics at work This is tricky  the shortage of obsolete COTS parts on one side with high demand on the other has created very high prices for the remaining few devices.
And the high prices have given rise to the counterfeit market.  
We have ALL essentially created an opportunity for unscrupulous vendors to enter the market by demanding the lowest price and /or unreasonable delivery times ?
Which they are happy to say they can accommodate! 
26. Further Complication Many counterfeit products are potentially functional in systems, making detection difficult.
Many times genuine good parts are salted into the mix of counterfeits.
IDMs dont have the ability to trace back older products and even if they did, counterfeiters can use valid part marking and lot numbers if they copy original examples.
Government oversight doesnt have resources to interdict, prosecute or incarcerate/fine. 
27. To Illustrate: Which is the real Cypress UVPROM? 
28. Which is Real? Couple of facts:
Both pass all electrical tests, including temp.
The bottom has lower power consumption and is slightly faster on some AC tests  equal on others  all well within spec. 
29. A Closer Look at Counterfeit ICsExample: Counterfeit National LM710 
30. 710 Solder dewetting 
31. 710s Side-by-Side 
32. Example #2: CYPRESS 7CY403 
34. Example #3: Signetics  LED Driver? 
35. Counterfeit and OriginalAs indicated earlier  Philips! 
36. More on the Signetics Part 
37. Lead (Pb) Free  a good idea?   
38. Lead (Pb) free   CAUTION Watch out for unleaded parts being sold as having Pb solder coatings  will have tin whisker problems, especially in space.
And vice versa
Also be aware that as Pb free promulgates the market, many Pb parts will become hard to get.
Counterfeiters will likely have offerings here, too.
It is possible to re-plate but yields will be affected. 
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49. DC to SF = 2419 air mi x 0.008%
[less than 50% of the yellow line]     Thats about  the first 1000
   feet of the journey!
            Said Another Way 
50. Summary Storage is a reasonable solution  but planning and care are required, especially for plastic.  
Wafer/die banking is best. 
51. Summary Storage is a reasonable solution  but planning and care are required, especially for plastic.  
Wafer/die banking is best.
Counterfeiters are getting more bold across industries. 
52. Summary Storage is a reasonable solution  but planning and care are required, especially for plastic.  
Wafer/die banking is best.
Counterfeiters are getting more bold across industries.
The Buyer is the Key Link in the chain!
The IDMs have approved channels  use them! 
53. Summary Storage is a reasonable solution  but planning and care are required, especially for plastic.  
Wafer/die banking is best.
Counterfeiters are getting more bold across industries.
The Buyer is the Key Link in the chain!
The IDMs have approved channels  use them!
For DMSMS watch out for false Certs on Pb-free. 
54. Thank you  QP SemiconductorMilitary, Aerospace, and High Reliability IC Manufacturer
Currently Supporting over 3,100 DSCC Listed Products
John OBoyleNew Business Development Director
QP Semiconductor, Inc.
2945 Oakmead Village Court
Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA408-737-0992 x 145408-736-8708 fax