Quality
Test and Upscreening
Piconics, Inc. test laboratory is designed and equipped to provide a complete spectrum of commercial and military quality testing, including basic environmental tests to determine resistance to deleterious effects of natural elements. The purpose of this laboratory is to obtain test results equivalent to actual service conditions existing in the field and to perform tests as required be customer specifications.
Our Test Laboratory is approved by the DSCC to conduct qualification testing to MIL- PRF 83446 & MIL-PRF-15305. Capabilities also include up screening to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K for Space Level Applications. All parts manufactured by Piconics are capable of up-screening per customer SCD’s or other designated test programs, including electrical parameter testing.
Qualified Test Capabilities
- Electrical Characteristics ( L, Q, DWV, IR, SRF)
- Thermal Shock/Cycling
- Reflow Simulation
- Low Temperature Operation
- Temperature Rise
- Overload
- Moisture Resistance
- Bond Strength
- Tuning Torque
- Solderability
- Burn In
- Life Testing
- High Temperature Exposure
Testing Equipment
- HP 4191A RF Impedance Analyzers (Frequency Range from 1 MHz to 1000 MHz)
- HP 8505A Network Analyzer (Frequency Range from 500 kHz to 1.3 GHz)
- Tenney TSJR Thermal Shock Chamber (Temp. Range -70 C to 200 C)
- Wiltron 37269B VNA (Frequency range from 40 MHz to 40 GHz)
- Associated Environmental Systems LH-1.5 Humidity Chamber
- Waters Manufacturing, Inc. Model 366 Torque Watch
- Voltech AT3600 High Voltage Transformer Tester
- HP 34401A Digital Multimeters
- HP 8503A S-Parameter Test Set
- HP 4342A Q Meters
ISO 9001:2015 Certified
ITAR Registered Annually
RoHS Compliant
Lead Free Products
