MIL-PRF-38535K
APPENDIX A
A.5 PACKAGING
A.5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract or
order (see 6.2). When packaging of material is to be performed by DoD or in-house contractor personnel, these
personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain packaging requirements. Packaging
requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point’s packaging activities within the Military Service or
Defense Agency, or within the military service’s system commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the
managing Military Department’s or Defense Agency’s automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting
the responsible packaging activity.
A.5.2 Packaging requirements. The packaging of microcircuits shall prevent mechanical damage to the device
during shipping and handling and the packaging material shall not be detrimental to the device. In addition,
microcircuits which have been determined to require electrostatic discharge protection, category A or class 1 or 2 by
test method 3015 of MIL-STD-883 (see A.4.4.2.8), shall be packaged in conductive material or packaged in
accordance with one of the following:
Category A.
(1) Unit container suitable for ESD protection.
or
(2) Conductive noncorrosive rail with noncorrosive and conductive or antistatic foam plugs at both ends of
each rail which prevents movement.
or
(3) Antistatic noncorrosive rail with noncorrosive and conductive or antistatic foam plugs at both ends of each
rail which prevents movement. Antistatic rails shall be packaged in conductive, electrostatic field shielding
material.
(Other packaging methods shall require the approval of the acquiring activity.)
NOTE: Rails (e.g., multiple carriers) coated but not impregnated with antistats shall be used only if the antistatic
properties are proven to be intact on the surface. These measurements shall conform to A.3.1.3.22 and EIA541.
A.5.2.1 Carrier and container. When specified on the detail specification or order, microcircuits shall be supplied
mounted in the carrier (unit or multiple) and carrier container, or carrier and unit container. Marking on the carrier or
unit container shall be as specified in A.5.2.2.
A.5.2.2 Marking of container. All of the markings specified in A.3.6, except the index point and serialization, shall
appear on the carrier, unit pack (e.g., individual foil bag), unit container, or multiple carriers (e.g., tubes, rails,
magazines) for delivery. An industry standard symbol for identifying ESD sensitive items (e.g., JESD471 symbol)
shall be marked on the carrier or container. However, if all the marking specified above is clearly visible on the
devices and legible through the unit carrier or multiple carriers, or both, then the ESD marking only (in accordance
with MIL-STD-1285) shall be required on the multiple carriers. These requirements apply to the original or
repackaged product by the manufacturer or distributor.
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