International Electrotechnical Commission

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•  Leading platform for Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems

•  Facilitate international trade and enhance user value

•  Encourage national adoption of International Standards

•  Ensure technical and market relevance

Millions of devices and systems that use or produce electricity and contain electronics. Interoperability, safety, performance, EMC, waste management and environment

<15 000 experts > 170 TC/SCs

7 000 International Standards > 1 million certificates issued

COUNCIL (C) (Full Member National Committees)

COUNCIL BOARD (CB)

CENTRAL OFFICE (The Executive)

SMB (STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD) Management of International Standards work

Technical Committees

Strategic Groups

CAB Working Groups

IECEE

IECEx

Special Working Groups

Technical Advisory Committees

MSB (MARKET STRATEGY BOARD) Technology watch / market priorities

CAB (CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD) Management of conformity assessment policies, activities and systems

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EXCO) (IEC Officers)

Management Advisory Committees

IECQ Systems Work

IECRE

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IEC-ReCNA Boston

IEC-LARC São Paulo

IECQ-IECEx Sydney

IEC CO Geneva

IEC-APRC Singapore

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There are many International Standards, IEC International Standards in particular, which address safety requirements, including interoperability. Then there are approval and certification schemes that aim to provide assurance that these requirements are met. However, manufacturers of components and assemblies need to address issues that are much broader than those covered by todays International Standards when controlling their supply chain manufacturing processes.

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IECQ, the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components, has the solution that gives manufacturers, suppliers and buyers the confidence that the products they sell or purchase have been independently verified and meet all requirements and specifications.

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The IECQ AC (Approved Component) Scheme has proved to be a valuable qualification and supply chain management tool that provides for the identification and verification of compliance with component and process specifications.

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Components and systems covered by an IECQ Approval Certificate provide the assurance that: -  safety and interoperability Standards

and industry specifications are met -  specific performance criteria associated

with the component are met -  environmental criteria are met -  material and component traceability are

met

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They ensure that: -  manufacturing and process controls are

in place -  material and supply chain controls are

in place -  Initial qualification of designs and

design change control are in place -  production samples are constantly

being checked and tested

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The IECQ AC Scheme provides a “standardized way” of evaluating suppliers and is used as a powerful supply-chain management tool when assessing and monitoring the various tier-level suppliers. This removes the cost burden of monitoring and controlling the supply chain, from the OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) to their suppliers, while also protecting the OEM brand name in the market. This also helps prevent poor-quality systems from entering the market.

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For component and module suppliers, the benefit is the on-going assessment/evaluation conducted by a single organization – IECQ – as opposed to multiple second-party assessments and criteria made by each of their OEM customers. A structured approach to the supply chain management such as IECQ also brings with it inherent efficiencies and cost savings by reducing non complying items, eliminating discarded items and wasteful scrapping during production.

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Purchasing Components from companies whose suppliers are covered by IECQ certification gives consumers the assurance of their reliability, safety and cost-efficiency while also strengthening their confidence in this new and exciting technology.

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With the ever-increasing use of IECQ certification among the electronic component and assembly supply chain, there is no need for governments and regulators to introduce complex and costly regulatory approval regimes at the country level, rather they can work in harmony with IECQ at an International level.

Utilizes existing IEC Standards and Specifications and where they do not exist may use International or National Standards and Specifications

IECQ Component

Specifications

Where requirements do not exist they shall be included as part of the Specification

Sections of an IECQ Specification

Section one – General information Section two – Quality conformance test schedule Section three – Test method

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Utilizes existing or new IECQ General, Sectional, Detailed Specifications where possible

•  Qualification Approval -  Companies have an IECQ Certified System for the evaluation of

completed components

•  Capability Approval -  Companies have an IECQ Certified System covering the

manufacturing process of Specified components to provide confidence that each of the mass produced items will comply with the declared Standards and Specifications

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•  Traditionally Approach – Specifications developed by IEC TCs – Qualification and Reliability to Generic, Sectional, Detailed or other IEC etc. “Long Process”

•  New Approach – IECQ has the ability to rapidly develop industry base Specifications to which Conformity can be assessed. -  QC 32100-C001 Issue 1 June 2007 – Component

Specification for Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors -  QC 88000-C002 Issue 1 – Component Specification for

Ceramic Hermetically Sealed High Speed Optocouplers -  QC 03-3-2/TW0001 Issue 1 March 2014 - Resistive Touch

Panel

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