Description / Abstract:
This Standard applies to integrated circuits and semiconductors
exhibiting the following attributes:
a. A minimum set of requirements, or information provided by the
part manufacturer, which will allow a standard COTS component to be
designated AQEC by the manufacturer.
b. As a minimum, each COTS component (designated AQEC) will have
been designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested in accordance with
the component manufacturer's requirements for standard data book
components.
c. Qualification of, and quality systems for, the COTS
components to be designated as AQEC shall include the
manufacturer's standards, operating procedures, and technical
specifications.
d. Components manufactured before the manufacturer has addressed
AQEC requirements, but utilizing the same processes, are also
considered AQEC compliant.
e. Additional desired attributes of a device designated AQEC
(that will support AQEC users) are found in Appendix B of this
standard.
NOTE: Parts qualified to military specifications (except those
identified as being for "logistic support purposes only" and/or
having expressed limitations on their airborne use) are considered
AQEC; the remainder of this standard only addresses non-military
specification parts.