Embedded Passives Emulation

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Embedded Passives Emulation NEPP Crane
PCK-5
Description
Plan

• Convert an existing board design to a design with
  embedded passives by leveraging NEPP funds with
  NavSEA Crane (Indiana) ECIT and IPC.
• Optimize/select appropriate components for
  embedding (JPL/Crane)
• Conduct performance modeling (old vs new)
  (Crane/support from JPL)
• Layout boards (Crane)
• Fabricate boards (Crane)
• Assemble boards (JPL)
• Electrical performance test (JPL)
• Joint summary report (Crane/JPL)

The use of Embedded Passives will increase the
overall Reliability of Assemblies in NASA
Projects. These Assemblies can be made smaller
and lighter as compared to standard assemblies
which may allow for more functionality in the
same design space. NavSEA Crane is conducting an
Emulator Project in conjunction with IPC where
they will convert 3 existing board designs in the
Military, Aerospace and Space Industries to an
Embedded Passives board design. This task
proposes to participate with the Crane/IPC
Emulator Project as one of the designs. This
task will allow NASA to participate with NavSEA
Crane and IPC to influence the development of
Standards for Embedded Passives in
Military/Aerospace and Space Printed Circuit
Boards. Crane is chartered and has funding to
infuse Embedded Passives Technology into the
Aerospace and Space industries. This task will
leverage NEPP and Crane funding to convert a
Universal (JPL) Actuator Design to an Embedded
Passives design.

• Products/Deliverables
• Report documenting the process of converting
  existing board to embedded board.
• IPC Standard inputs
• Joint Crane/JPL final report

Schedule/Costs
Risks
30K



45K
Red, Yellow, or Green
35K
40K
Non-NASA Organizations/Procurements none
(Crane) Performance modeling and
design/materials selection - 15K to 20K
(Crane) Equivalent PCB design/layout cost - 15K
to 25K (Crane) Bare board manufacture - 10K
to 15K
Product Insertion Plan Test vehicles will be
compared to the standard circuit that is already
characterized. Future projects can elect to use
the technology by reading the final report if the
technology supports the performance needed by a
future project.

Lead Center/PI JPL/Gerke Co-IsJPL/M. Johnson,
Crane/R. Snogren