CLAUSE CODE: QC71    This clause was archived as of 01/07/2016
  CLAUSE TITLE: Flexible and Rigid-Flexible Printed Wiring Boards


QC71 Flexible and Rigid-Flexible Printed Wiring Boards (PWB):

 

Contractor shall design and/or fabricate all Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs) per requirements of Section 3.6 (rigid-flexible) and Section 3.7 (flexible) of JPL D-8208, Spacecraft Design and Fabrication Requirements for Electronic Packaging and Cabling. In particular, for space flight applications and critical ground support equipment, the supplier is responsible for the deliverable data package. See D-8208, Section 3.6, Para. 4.3.

 

The specifications in Section 3.6 and Section 3.7 are applicable to all NASA/JPL programs and contracts using PWBs for space flight applications and critical ground support equipment.

 

For Deep Space Network (DSN) requirements, reference IPC-2221, General Standard on PWBs. For DSN equipment, reference JPL D-14183, Design Requirements.