5.1/6.1 IPC-A-600 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)

OPERATOR ACCEPTABILITY OF PRINTED BOARDS EXTERNAL & INTERNAL BARE BOARD

This course is designed to certify Operators/Inspectors in identifying characteristics that may occur either internally of externally in the printed circuit board. This includes characteristics in the base material, plated-through-holes, internal conductive copper pattern, treatments to the internal copper, and internal planes.

OBJECTIVES:

• Surface imperfection
• Subsurface imperfections
• Imperfections in conductive circuitry
• Hole characteristics
• Solder resist imperfections
• Marking anomalies
• Dimensional characteristics

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the IPC-A-600 standard and accept/reject criteria by successfully passing an open written exam.

Students will receive an IPC Application Specialist certificate with an overall score of 70% or better on classroom written exams.

Modules:

• Modules 1 & 2 (Mandatory) – IPC Policies & Prodedures; Introduction to IPC-A-600
• Module 3 (Optional) – External Observable Conditions
• Module 4 (Optional) – Internally Observable Conditions
• Module 5 (Optional) – Flex Circuits, Metal Core, Misc.

WHAT THE “LEARNER” RECEIVES:

• IPC-A-600 Manual

Prerequisite: None
Class Length: 2.5 days
Price: Call for quote*
Certification Length: 24 months