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Automotive Chip Electronic Reliability Testing

The AEC-Q series testing is the "quality cornerstone" of the automotive electronics industry chain. Its importance lies in ensuring driving safety, reducing full lifecycle costs, and promoting technological innovation and localization through standardization, providing reliable technical support for the era of intelligent vehicles.

Automotive Chip Electronic Reliability Testing

| Automotive Chip Electronic Reliability Testing

 

Comprehensive testing and certification services covering multiple AEC-Q series, including AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101, AEC-Q102, AEC-Q200, AEC-Q104, and AEC-Q103.

 

MTT can provide you with automotive chip electronic reliability testing, covering a wide range of AEC-Q series test and certification services, including AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101, AEC-Q102, AEC-Q103, AEC-Q200, and AEC-Q104.

 

 

 

| Project Background

 

The Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) established a set of verification standards by product category in order to provide a common reference framework for electronic component validation. These standards serve as the foundation for electronic component manufacturers who intend to enter the automotive market.

 

Within the AEC framework, it is clearly defined that there is no formal certification mechanism. Instead, the process relies on self-declaration and contractual agreements between buyers and sellers. The standards emphasize the concept of product families and highlight the importance of Statistical Process Control (SPC) in manufacturing quality management. Compared with the consumer electronics market, which mainly follows JEDEC-based validation, AEC standards are significantly more stringent.

 

 

| Automotive Chip Electronic Reliability Testing

 

▌ AEC-Q Verification Categories

 

1. AEC-Q Series Verification Categories

Categorized according to component family groups. Among these, AEC-Q103 was newly announced in 2019 to cover testing applications for MEMS-related products, thereby making the overall framework of applications more complete.

 

AEC-Q系列车用电子产品验证

AEC-Q Series Automotive Electronic Product Validation

AEC-Q100 Integrated Circuit

AEC-Q101 Discrete Semiconductors

AEC-Q102 Photo-electronics

AEC-Q103 MEMS

AEC-Q104 MCM

AEC-Q200 Passive Components

 

 

| Product Temperature Grades

 

Based on the installation location of the component in the vehicle, products are divided into four temperature grades. Unlike the traditional JEDEC 47 approach, AEC defines the requirement using the ambient test temperature (Ta) instead of junction temperature (Tj). This is relatively more stringent and creates higher technical thresholds and entry barriers for manufacturers seeking validation.

 

Grade

Ambient Operation Temperature Range

0

-40 °C to +150 °C

1

-40 °C to +125 °C

2

-40 °C to +105 °C

3

-40 °C to +85 °C

 

 

| Comparison of AEC-Q Series and JEDEC 47  

 

Description

JEDEC 47

AEC Q100

Test items

以试验项目为主

Primarily focused on test items

自开发至试验

From development through testing

Test sample size

相对较少

Relatively fewer

相对较多

Relatively more

Test duration / cycles

较短

Shorter

较长(以使用寿命回推)

Longer (based on lifetime back-calculation)

Temperature

采用产品Tj

Uses product Tj

采用环境Ta

Uses ambient Ta

Data collection

以承认为主

Primarily for recognition

自产品开发开始

From the start of product development

Family application

有定义

Definition provided

定义含括范围

Definition covers scope

Engineering change

明确定义

Clearly defined

明确定义

Clearly defined

Life prediction

说明较简易

Relatively simple explanation

明确定计算方式

Clearly defined calculation method

SPC calculation

较少

Less

强调应用

Emphasis on application

Pb-Free consideration

较少

Less

纳入验证标准

Incorporated into validation standards

DPA process

未提及

Not mentioned

纳入验证标准

Incorporated into validation standards

Criteria

较简易

Relatively simple

允收规格明

Explicit acceptance specifications

 

| MTT Advantages

 

1. Professional Team: Equipped with a number of highly experienced testing engineers and technical experts.

 

2. Advanced Equipment: Equipped with internationally leading testing instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability of results.

 

3. Efficient Service: Rapidly respond to customer needs and provide one-stop, high-efficiency inspection services.

 

4. Authoritative Certification: The laboratory is certified by ISO/IEC 17025, ensuring that test reports have international credibility.

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