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DIC-034 R3
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Diodes Incorporated Rel Date: 2/10/2016
www.diodes.com
DATE: 14
th
June, 2016
PCN #: 2235
PCN Title: Qualification of Palladium Coated Copper (PdCu) Bond Wire or Bare
Copper (Cu) Bond Wire as Alternative Wire Bond Materials for Selected
SOT-23, SOT-223 and SM-8 Packaged Products
Dear Customer:
This is an announcement of change(s) to products that are currently being
offered by Diodes Incorporated.
We request that you acknowledge receipt of this notification within 30 days of the
date of this PCN. If you require samples for evaluation purposes, please make a
request within 30 days as well. Otherwise, samples may not be built prior to this
change. Please refer to the implementation date of this change as it is stated in
the attached PCN form. Please contact your local Diodes sales representative to
acknowledge receipt of this PCN and for any sample requests.
The changes announced in this PCN will not be implemented earlier than 90
days from the notification date stated in the attached PCN form.
Previously agreed upon customer specific change process requirements or
device specific requirements will be addressed separately.
For questions or clarification regarding this PCN, please contact your local
Diodes sales representative.
Sincerely,
Diodes Incorporated PCN Team
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Diodes Incorporated Rel Date: 2/10/2016
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PRODUCT CHANGE NOTICE
PCN-2235 REV 00
Notification Date:
Implementation
Date:
Product Family: Change Type: PCN #:
14
th
June, 2016
13
th
September,
2016
Discrete
Semiconductors
Bond Wire Material
2235
TITLE
Qualification of Palladium C oated Copper Bond Wire or Bare Copper Bond W ire for Selected SOT-23, SOT-223 and SM-8
Packaged Products
DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE
This PCN is being issued to notify customers that Diodes has qualified palladium coated copper bond wire or bare copper
bond wire as alternative wire bond materials
for the part numbers listed in this PCN.
Full electrical characterization and reliability testing has been completed on representative part numbers built using
palladium coated copper bond wire or bare copper bond wire to ensure there is no change to device functionality or
electrical specifications i n the datasheet.
There will be no change to the Form, Fit, or Function of affected products .
IMPACT
No change in datasheet parameters and pro duct performance.
PRODUCTS AFFECTED
Please refer to Table 1 for the affected devices with PdCu bond wire
Please refer to Table 2 for the affected devices with Cu bond wire
WEB LINKS
Manufacturer’s Notice:
http://www.diodes.com/quality/pcns
For More Information Contact:
http://www.diodes.com/contacts
Data Sheet:
http://www.diodes.com/products
DISCLAIMER
Unless a Diodes Incorpo rated Sales representative is contacted in writing within 30 days of the posting of this
notice, all changes describ ed in this announcement are considered approved.