Test Specifications
General Specification Document Resource
This is a global resource for obtaining industry, government, military, international and national standards, specifications, and publications. A sample of the principal information providers include: ASTM, BSI, DIN, EIA, IEC, IEEE, ISO, JSA (JIS), SAE, and TIA.
Electronics
Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA):
http://www.eia.org/
This web site provides a wide range of information on EIA's standards for
electronic components, consumer electronics, electronic information, and
telecommunications.
Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC):
http://www.jedec.org/
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is the semiconductor engineering
standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance. JEDEC has been the
foremost standards development organization for the semiconductor industry since
1958.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
http://www.ieee.org/
The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing,
integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information
technologies and sciences.
Automotive
The Society of Automotive Engineers is a resource for technical information and test specifications used in the automotive and aerospace industries.
Semiconductor
The SEMI website contains a collection of globally applicable standards to support the manufacture of integrated circuits, other semiconductor devices, and flat panel displays.
Printed Circuit Board
Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC):
http://www.ipc.org
IPC offers hundreds of standards, covering all aspects of PWB design, manufacturing, assembly, and test.
Telecommunications and Fiberoptics
Telcordia documents dealing with test methods & procedures are available for purchase form this web site.
Aerospace and Defense
Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC):
http://www.dscc.dla.mil
This web site provides courtesy copies of several Mil Specs (ie: Mil-Std 883
and Mil-Std 202) documents managed at DSCC. If you cannot find a document here,
it may not be managed at DSCC.
Scientific and Technical Information Network Service (STINET):
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/prodsrvc/stinet.html
The Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET)
Service helps the DoD community access pertinent scientific and technical
information to meet mission needs more effectively. Examples of Military
Standards that can be downloaded from this site include Mil-Std-810 and
Mil-Std-883.
International Specifications
The International Electrotechnical Commission is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology. This site contains a searchable index of test methods that are available for purchase.