Electronic – How to evaluate the assembly Storage temperature

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Question about the Storage Temperature after soldering in general.

If the components were all specified with, for example:

  • Storage Temperature Tstg : -65…+125°C;
  • Operating Temperature (or Junction temperature, anyway) TJ : -40…+85°C

What shall we consider for specifying the storage temperature of their complete PCB assembly?

For a simple start, let us assume:

  • there are no CTE issues
  • we are having very small components/semiconductors
  • we are not cycling the environmental temperature

Best Answer

Since, when in storage, the PCB does not operate, you can use the Storage Temperature range.

You do have to be sure that everything on the PCB meets the Storage Temperature Tstg : -65...+125°C range though. There only needs to be one component with a smaller Temperature Range and the complete PCB will then also have this smaller Storage Temperature range.

I would especially look at components like, batteries, (electrolytic) capacitors and (LCD) displays as these often have a smaller Storage Temperature range compared to resistors, ceramic capacitors, connectors and semiconductors (chips, transistors etc.).