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The TechAmerica Standards & Technology department is responsible for standardization activities, and provides other appropriate technical and engineering services within the scope of TechAmerica by-laws. Standardization activities shall include those associated with Business, Engineering, and Operations Management and Processes. All activities shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate legal guidance.

This standard specifies requirements for the approval and maintenance of a manufacturer's capability and the procedures for the test and release of passive electronic components manufactured under capability approval. It also includes requirements for generic specifications that invoke this standard. It applies to all passive electronic components to be released under the capability requirements of an EIA generic and/or sectional and/or detail specification.

This standard is intended to provide guidance for selecting standardized methods for estimating the proportion nonconforming expressed as PPM. These methods are contained in EIA 554-1, EIA 554-2 and EIA 591.

The general requirements of an SPC system shall encompass, but are not limited to, the following elements: a Overall quality system b Management commitment c SPC system documentation d Critical process nodes e Gage characterization and capability f Process characterization and capability g Control system documentation h On-line/off-line control i Training j Supplier SPC systems k Calibration l Preventive maintenance m Self audit

This handbook details the TechAmerica Technical Fellowship Selection Process. It identifies the tasks to be performed and associates them with participants in the process. The focus is intended to keep the process implementation as uniform as possible. There are three types of information in this handbook: Process details Candidate Application Package format Process infrastructure and description Each Section of this handbook describes a significant segment of the selection process. There are also appendices that contain a variety of supporting material relevant to the different process participants.

(From Standards Proposal No. 2358, formulated under the cognizance of the EIA Quality and Reliability Engineering (QRE) Committee.)