Plastic encapsulated integrated circuits application issues for severe environments

Plastic packaging in circuit board assemblies for space applications

“…This may limit the temperature range over which a PEM can reliably be cycled during its lifetime. DiFranza [8] points out that commercial PEMs are qualified according to the temperature range over which they can reliably operate. This information is presented in Table 1 along with the range for a hermetically sealed part typically used in space applications.…”

“…Temperature ranges to which categories of PEMS are qualified according to DiFranza[8]. The qualification range for a hermetically sealed part used in space applications is shown for comparison.…”