Effect of silicone vapor and humidity on contact reliability of micro relay contacts

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-338

  Tamai, Terutaka ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b HYOGO UNIVERSITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact failure; Contact resistance; Discharge; Micro relay; Silicone; Silicone contamination

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC RELAYS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GOLD; RELIABILITY; SILICON; VAPORS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CONTACT RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON PROBE MICRO ANALYSIS; MICRO RELAY CONTACTS; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; SILICONE CONTAMINATION;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0030242035     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.536834     Document Type: Article

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