Unlike standard commercial products, HiRel products must be submitted to various levels of quality conformance testing to ensure that the products are capable of performing to specifications in the often harsh environments of military and space applications. Both the United States and European community have each developed specifications that detail the sequence of quality conformance testing.
In the United States, the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) is the controlling agency and has issued specifications that govern the quality conformance testing sequence performed on semiconductor devices and hybrid modules, namely MIL-PRF-19500/MIL-STD-750, MIL-PRF-38534/MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38535/MIL-STD-883.
MIL-PRF-19500/MIL-STD-750 are the controlling specifications for discrete semiconductors such as diodes and power MOSFETs. MIL-PRF-19500 directs discrete semiconductors to be manufactured to either JAN, JANTX, JANTXV, or JANS levels (Note: the JAN level is not allowed for MOSFETs).
MIL-PRF-38535/MIL-STD-883 are the controlling specifications for integrated circuit semiconductors, voltage regulators, operational amplifiers, DC-DC converters and filters. MIL-STD-883 directs these products to be manufactured to class level B or class level S.
MIL-PRF-38534/MIL-STD-883 are the controlling specifications for power hybrids. MIL-STD-883 directs hybrids te be manufactured to class H or class K.
International Rectifier HiRel Products Group manufactures and tests hermetic products to one of three distinct quality conformance levels: (1) commercial hermetic, (2) source control drawing (SCD), or (3) MIL-PRF-38534, MIL-PRF-38535 qualified. The HiRel Products Group also provides screened plastic encapsulated devices.
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