A "ruggedized" product is one that has been burned-in and tested to military specifications. Usually, ruggedized products are packaged in hermetic packages. However, some mil/aero applications do not require the expense of a full hermetic seal, but do require high-reliability processing. For such applications, Maxim's ruggedized military plastic products fulfill this processing requirement and can be thought of as "super-COTS" products. All of Maxim's ruggedized plastic parts ship with a Certificate of Compliance, just as do the full military spec hermetic devices. So if you are looking for enhanced plastic for a military plastic application, Maxim's Ruggedized Plastic fits the bill.

Features of All Maxim Ruggedized Plastic Parts

All of Maxim's ruggedized plastic products have the following features:

Certificate of Compliance
Available with 85/15 SnPb electroplated lead finish to eliminate tin-whisker and solder-cracking issues

Features Specific to Maxim Ruggedized Plastic Parts by Product Grade

Maxim offers three grades of ruggedized plastic products to meet mil/aero customer needs, with unique features for each grade.

/PR

This grade provides full burn-in and temperature testing.

100% burn-in at +135°C for 120 hours
- Virtually eliminates all infant mortality issues
100% tri-temp tested over the military temperature range
- Assures the highest possible reliability in a plastic-packaged device
- Effectively guarantees that the actual device received by the customer has been proven to operate at the full military temperature range

/PR2

This grade is appropriate for customers who do their own board or system-level burn-in.

No burn-in
100% tri-temp tested over the military temperature range
- Assures the highest possible reliability in a plastic-packaged device
- Effectively guarantees that the actual device received by the customer has been proven to operate at the full military temperature range

/PR3

This grade is appropriate for customers who do their own system-level burn-in and tri-temp testing.

No burn-in or tri-temp testing
Devices are tested to more stringent limits to guarantee performance over temperature

See Reliability Document PR-1. (PDF, 29kB)

Contact Maxim's Military Business Manager for more information.