Description

JEDEC JESD22-A109B – HERMETICITY

Testing for hermeticity on commercial product is not normally done on standard molded devicesthat are not hermetic. Commercial product that this test method applies to has a construction thatproduces a hermetic package; examples of this are ceramic and metal packages.

Most of these tests are controlled and updated in the military standards, the two standards thatapply are MIL-STD-750 for Discretes, & MIL-STD-883 for microcircuits. The test within thesestandards can be used for all package types.

Within these standards the tests are similar; MIL-STD-750 Test Method 1071 Hermetic Seal isrecommended for any commercial hermetic requirements.

For MIL-STD-883 the applicable test method is 1014 Seal.