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Four New Subscribers Added to IPC, CAT Inc.'s PCQR2 Database
November 4, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Northbrook, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries and Conductor Analysis Technologies Inc. (CAT Inc.) announce that BAE Systems North America, Raytheon Co., Rockwell Collins Inc., and Sandia National Laboratories — three major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the first government-owned/contractor operated (GOCO) facility — have subscribed to their joint Printed Board Process Capability, Quality and Relative Reliability (PCQR2) Benchmark Database.
All four new subscribers supply the aerospace and defense electronics business segment. The addition of BAE Systems North America, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins and Sandia brings the total number of subscribers to nine. After just two years, the database contains 63 submissions from 41 PCB suppliers worldwide. The total submissions posted in the database is projected to grow to more than 120 within two months.
The PCQR2 Database provides a detailed snapshot of supplier fabrication capabilities in five different areas: conductor/space formation; via structure formation; via structure reliability; soldermask registration; and controlled impedance.
OEMs and EMS companies, as well as GOCOs and other government agencies, benefit from the PCQR2 Benchmark Database by having the added ability to improve circuit board design for manufacturability, lower sourcing costs, raise reliability and increase on-time delivery. Subscribers also are able to collect quantifiable, statistically significant data on supplier process capabilities; find, screen and select PCB manufacturers based on technology requirements; tailor design for manufacturability (DFM) guidelines; and obtain quantitative data for roadmaps.
Conversely, participating PCB manufacturers receive access to potential customers seeking suppliers of excellent quality and obtain detailed quantitative data on their company's manufacturing process capabilities. Participants can also lower costs by producing one standardized set of test panels, rather than expensive customized panels for a variety of current and potential customers.For more information about the PCQR2 Benchmark Database, visit www.pcbquality.com.
CAT Inc. is a global provider of market-critical data used by designers, purchasers and manufacturers of printed circuit boards, and by material and equipment suppliers to the printed circuit industry. For more information, visit www.cat-test.info.
IPC is a trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,200 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. For more information, visit www.ipc.org.