603 Pin Socket Design Guidelines
603 Pin Socket Design Guidelines   
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5. Environmental Requirements 
Design, including materials, shall be consistent with the manufacture of units that meet the following 
environmental reference points. 
The reliability targets in this section are based on the expected field use environment for a desktop 
product. The test sequence for new sockets will be developed using the knowledge-based reliability 
evaluation methodology, which is acceleration factor dependent. A simplified process flow of this 
methodology can be seen in Figure 5-1. 
Figure 5-1: Flow chart of Knowledge-based Reliability Evaluation Methodology 
Establish the
market/expected use
environment for the
technology
 Develop Speculative
stress conditions based on
historical data, content
experts, and literature
search
Perform stressing to
validate accelerated
stressing assumptions and
determine acceleration
factors
Freeze stressing
requirements and perform
additional data turns
A detailed description of this methodology can be found at: 
   http://developer.intel.com/design/packtech/245162.htm
. 
The use environment expectations assumed are for desktop processors, based on an expected life of 7 to 
10 years, are listed in Table 5-1. The target failure rates are <1% at 7 years and <3% at 10 years. 
Table 5-1: Use conditions environment 
Use Environment  Speculative Stress 
Condition 
7 year life 
expectation 
10 year life 
expectation 
Slow small internal gradient changes due 
to external ambient (temperature cycle or 
externally heated) 
Temperature Cycle 
1500 cycles with a 
mean ∆T = 40
O
C 
2150 cycles with a 
mean ∆T = 40
O
C 
High ambient moisture during low-power 
state (operating voltage)- 
THB / HAST  62,000 hrs at 30°C, 
85%RH 
89,000 hrs at 30°C, 
85%RH 
High Operating temperature and short 
duration high temperature exposures 
BAKE  62,000 hrs at Tjmax  89,000 hrs at Tjmax 
Fast, large gradient on/off to max 
operating temp. (power cycle or internally 
heated including power save features) 
Power Cycle  7,500 cycles  11,000 cycles 










