IEEE Transact IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 729-737, December 2001.

Abstract:

The availability of electronic parts rated for operating temperature ranges wider than 0-70^oC (commercial temperature range) is decreasing, as semiconductor manufactruers are prone to test and rate parts only in terms of "commercial" applications (e.g., consumer and computer products). Nevertheless, there is a need for parts requiring a larger operating temperature range, especially in avionics, military, automotive and oil drilling electronics. This paper presents a "parameter recharacterization" method for part use outside part manufacturer's specified temperature rage. Cautions that need to be undertaken for successful parameter recharacterization are also presented.

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