5-32E Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) Task Group

Chair Karl Sauter, High Density Packaging User Group International, Inc.
Vice Chair Russell Shepherd, Element Materials Technology Anaheim
Vice Chair Graham Naisbitt, GEN3
Staff Liaison
Committee Charter This task group is responsible for the determination of electrochemical migration (ECM) activity within Printed Boards. Surface ECM issues are addressed by the 5-32b SIR and Electrochemical Migration Task Group. The focus of the 5-32e Task Group is exploring Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) growth and other ECM failure mechanisms within the board.
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