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Martin4
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5 years ago

Shelf life EP1C12Q240C6N

What is the shelf life of (discontinued) FPGA EP1C12Q240C6N ? = is there a limitation in the storage time until they have to be soldered to a PCB ? and : is it necessary to treat parts in a special...
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NurAiman_M_Intel
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5 years ago

Hi,


Thank you for contacting Intel community.


Please note that Intel devices has the shelf life of 36months (per JEDEC J-STD-033B.1). Please refer to the ADV document below. https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/pcn/adv1818.pdf. Shelf-life information is contained on the Moisture Barrier Bag label.


Kindly refer to AN353 for process reflow.

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/an/an353.pdf


There is limited information for EOL devices hence kindly refer to device datasheet for further information.


Thanks.


Regards,

Aiman



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Martin4
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5 years ago

Dear Aiman,

thank you very much for your answer.

Best regards

Martin