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a) a minimum set of requirements, or information provided by the part manufacturer, which
will allow a standard COTS component to be designated AQEC by the manufacturer;
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b) as a minimum, each COTS component (designated AQEC) will have been designed, fabricated,
assembled, and tested in accordance with the component manufacturer’s requirements
for standard data book components;
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c) qualification of, and quality systems for, the COTS components to be designated as
AQEC shall include the manufacturer’s standards, operating procedures, and technical
specifications. This information shall be available when requested;
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d) components manufactured before the manufacturer has addressed AQEC requirements, but
utilizing the same processes, are also considered AQEC compliant;
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e) additional desired attributes of a device designated AQEC (that will support AQEC
users) are found in Annex B of this technical specification.
NOTE 1 Parts qualified to military specifications (except those identified as being for “logistic
support” purposes only) are considered AQEC; the remainder of this technical specification
only addresses non-military specification parts.
NOTE 2 Parts qualified to AEC-Q100-Rev G, grade 0 through to grade 3 are considered AQEC.
For those applications where a 0 °C to +70 °C temperature range is appropriate, grade 4 is
also considered to be AQEC. The user should document that the grade category used
is compatible with the application in accordance with their IEC/TS 62239 (due to be replaced by future IEC/TS 62239‑1) electronic components management plan (ECMP).