January 22, 2008 Dear Valued Exar Corporation Customer, This

January 22, 2008
Dear Valued Exar Corporation Customer,
This letter and attached Product Change Notification (PCN 07-1102-06a) are to inform you of
changes to products packaged in the 100 lead LQFP and 80 lead MQFP packages (a list of all
impacted products is included in the attached PCN).
Assembly of certain products packaged in the 100 lead LQFP package is transferring from
assembly subcontractor, Carsem, to Unisem’s Batam plant (formerly AIT)
In addition, assembly of certain products packaged in the 80 lead MQFP package at Carsem will
be assembled in the 80 lead LQFP package at Unisem’s Batam plant (formerly AIT).
Dimensioned drawings of both packages are attached.
However, the following table highlights two main differences between MQFP and LQFP:
- Package thickness
- Lead length
The package code for ordering parts will change from “F” (MQFP) to “M” (LQFP) for 80ld
80 LEAD
Denote
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Total thickness
Pkg bottom to seating plane
Package thickness
Lead width
Lead thickness
Total package length (foot to foot)
Package BODY length
Total package width (foot to foot)
Package BODY width
Lead pitch
Bend lead length
Total lead length (from pkg body to
12 end of foot)
A
A1
A2
b
c
D
D1
E
E1
e
L
CARSEM - MQFP
MIN
NOM
MAX
(mm)
(mm)
(mm)
2.45
0.00
0.25
1.80
2.00
2.20
0.22
-0.40
0.11
-0.23
17.20 BSC
14.00 BSC
17.20 BSC
14.00 BSC
0.65 BSC
0.73
0.88
1.03
Unisem (formerly AIT@ Batam) - LQFP
MIN
NOM
MAX
(mm)
(mm)
(mm)
--1.60
0.05
-0.15
1.35
1.40
1.45
0.22
0.32
0.38
0.09
-0.20
16.00 BSC
14.00 BSC
16.00 BSC
14.00 BSC
0.65 BSC
0.45
0.60
0.75
1.60 REF (L2)
1.00 REF (L1)
Red italic font - denotes dimension differences between MQFP and LQFP
Black font - same dimensions/within spec between MQFP and LQFP
If you have any questions about these changes, please contact:
Melissa Lee
510-668-7887
[email protected]
in Exar’s Packaging Engineering department in Fremont, CA, USA.
Sincerely,
Gregory J. West
Quality Manager
Exar Corporation
Corporation • 48720 Kato Road • Fremont, CA 94538 • Main 510-668-7000 • Fax 510-668-7001 • www.exar.com
PRODUCT CHANGE NOTICE
PART NUMBER(S):
PCN No.: 07-1102-06a
Please see attached list of impacted products.
DATE: January 8, 2008
LEVEL OF CHANGE:
[X] Level I, Customer Approval.
[ ] Level II, Customer Information.
PRODUCT ATTRIBUTE AFFECTED:
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
Material Change
Design Change
Process Change
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
Data Sheet Change
Package Change
Packing / Shipping
[X] Other, Explain: Change in assembly subcontractor.
DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE:
Change of assembly subcontractor for all Sipex part numbers packaged in the 100 lead LQFP packages from
Carsem to Unisem’s Batam plant (formerly AIT), and conversion of all Sipex part number in 80 lead MQFP
packages built at Carsem to 80 lead LQFP packages built at Unisem’s Batam plant (formerly AIT).
REASON FOR CHANGE:
Current subcontractor, Carsem, is discontinuing the packages.
DATE OF SAMPLES AVAILABLE:
DATE OF QUALIFICATION COMPLETED:
Contact Exar Corporation Customer Service.
September 30, 2008
EARLIEST DATE OF PRODUCTION SHIPMENT COMMENCES:
[X]
STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
October 1, 2008
[ ]
CUSTOM DISTRIBUTION
PERSON TO CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS:
Fred Claussen
VP Quality Assurance and Reliability
Exar Corporation
Phone Number: 510-668-7457
Fax Number: 510-668-7022
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION WHICH IS THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF EXAR CORPORATION. DISTRIBUTION,
REPRODUCTION OR USE BY OTHERS IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF EXAR CORPORATION.
PCN 07-1102-06a
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PRODUCT CHANGE NOTICE
SP3508CF
SP3508CF-L
SP3508CF-L/TR
SP3508EF
SP3508EF-L
SP3508EF-L/TR
SP508CF
SP508CF/TR
SP508CF-L
SP508EF
SP508EF-L
SP509CF
SP509CF-L
SP320ACF
SP320ACF-L
SP320CF-L
SP503CF
SP503CF-L
SP503EF
SP503EF-L
SP504CF
SP504MCF
SP504MCF-2
SP504MCF-L
SP504MCF-L/TR
SP505ACF
SP505ACF-1
SP505ACF-2
SP505ACF-L
SP505ACF-L/TR
SP505BCF
SP505BCF-L
SP505BCF-L/TR
SP505BXF
SP506CF
SP506CF-L
SP506CF-L/TR
SP507CF
SP507CF-L
SP514CF
SP514CF-1
SP514CF-2
SP514CF-L
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION WHICH IS THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF EXAR CORPORATION. DISTRIBUTION,
REPRODUCTION OR USE BY OTHERS IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF EXAR CORPORATION.
PCN 07-1102-06a
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