Microwave Component Space-Grade Screening Services

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Design and Construction
Interface Dimensions		√	√
Materials and Finishes	√	√	√
High-Temperature Bake			√
Prohibited Materials			√
Thermal Outgassing			√
Mating Connectors	√	√	√
Physical
Solderability			√
Force to Engage and Disengage		√	√
Voltage Rating	√	√	√
Contact Stress			√
Intermediate Shield (Socket)			√
Permeability		√	√
Mating Characteristics
Center Contact			√
Center Contact Retention		√	√
Center Contact Resistance		√	√
Insertion Force		√	√
Withdrawal Force		√	√
Intermediate Contact Torque			√
Center Contact Resistance		√	√
Connector Durability			√
Contact Resistance		√	√
Vibration			√
Visual and Mechanical Examination
Marking	√	√	√
Dimension	√	√	√
Material	√	√	√
Finish	√	√	√
Workmanship (Basic)	√	√	√
Workmanship
Plating Adhesion			√
Gold Plating Uniformity		√	√
Socket Contacts			√
Contamination		√	√
Electrical Characteristics Tests
Impedance	√	√	√
Insulation Resistance (IR)	√	√	√
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage (DWV)	√	√	√
Surface Transfer Impedance			√
RF Leakage			√
Environmental Characteristics Tests
Thermal Shock			√
Random Vibration			√
Mechanical Shock			√
Salt Spray			√
X-Ray Fluorescence		√	√
Non-Destructive Tests
Radiographic Inspection (X-Ray)			√

Space: RF Assembly-level Screening