ECSS-- Q-- 60-- 01A

4 October 1999

EUROPEAN COOPERATION

ECSS
FOR SPACE STANDARDIZATION

Space product
assurance

European preferred parts list (EPPL)

and its management

ECSS Secretariat
ESA--ESTEC
Requirements & Standards Division
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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Published by: ESA Publications Division

ESTEC, P.O. Box 299,
2200 AG Noordwijk,
The Netherlands
ISSN: 1028--396X
Price: EUR 10
Printed in The Netherlands
Copyright 1999 E by the European Space Agency for the members of ECSS

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Foreword

This Standard is one of the series of ECSS Standards intended to be applied to-
gether for the management, engineering and product assurance in space projects
and applications. ECSS is a cooperative effort of the European Space Agency,
national space agencies and European industry associations for the purpose of de-
veloping and maintaining common standards.
Requirements in this Standard are defined in terms of what shall be accomplished,
rather than in terms of how to organize and perform the necessary work. This al-
lows existing organizational structures and methods to be applied where they are
effective, and for the structures and methods to evolve as necessary without re-
writing the standards.
The formulation of this Standard takes into account the existing ISO 9000 family
of standards.
This Standard has been prepared by the ECSS Working Group Q--60--01, endorsed
by the SCSB, reviewed by the ECSS Technical Panel and approved by the ECSS
Steering Board.

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Contents list

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.1 Terms and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.2 Abbreviated terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Rules for selection and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2 Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3 Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4 Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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5 User responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

6 EPPL content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

7 European preferred parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Annex A (normative) Administration and maintenance of the EPPL . . . . . 21

A.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A.2 Establishment of the EPPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A.3 Description of the information flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
A.4 Entry application form (EAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
A.5 Removal application form (RAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
A.6 Summary evaluation form (SEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figures

Figure 1: EPPL flow chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Scope

1.1 General
This Standard contains the European preferred parts list (EPPL) established
under the authority of the Space Components Steering Board (SCSB) in partner-
ship with the European Space Agency (ESA), national space agencies (NSAs) and
European space industries.
It also provides the rules for establishing the list of preferred and suitable compo-
nents to be used by European manufacturers of spacecraft hardware and asso-
ciated equipment.
The operating rules for management, administration and maintenance of the
EPPL are defined in annex A of this Standard.

1.2 Applicability
This Standard applies to all parties involved at all levels in the realization of space
segment hardware and its interfaces.

1.3 Objective
The objective is to direct the user towards a limited number of component types,
covering all design applications. The aim is to avoid duplication and achieve cost
reduction and procurement effectiveness.
The EPPL is in two parts:
D Part I components are those fully qualified or evaluated to recognized space
standards giving full confidence for space usage.
D Part II components have potential capability to satisfy space application re-
quirements, but have not yet reached the level of full confidence.

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Normative references

The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference

in this text, constitute provisions of this ECSS Standard. For dated references,
subsequent amendments to, or revisions of any of these publications do not apply.
However, parties to agreements based on this ECSS Standard are encouraged to
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative
documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the nor-
mative document referred to applies.
ECSS--P--001 Glossary of terms
ECSS--Q--60 Space product assurance -- Electrical, electronic and elec-
tromechanical (EEE) components

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Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

3.1 Terms and definitions

The terms and definitions given in ECSS--P--001 are applicable.

3.2 Abbreviated terms

The following abbreviated terms are defined and used within this Standard:
CECC CENELEC Electronic Components Committee
CTB Component Technology Board
EAF entry application form
ECSS European Cooperation for Space Standardization
EPPL European preferred parts list
ER established reliability
ESA European Space Agency
HTML hyper text markup language
MIL military
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDA National Space Development Agency of Japan
PPL preferred parts list
QML qualified manufacturer listing
QPL qualified parts list
RAF removal application form
SCCG space components coordination group
SCSB Space Components Steering Board
SEE single event effect
SEF summary evaluation form
SEU single event upset

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Rules for selection and removal

4.1 General
The inclusion of components in the EPPL indicates that they:
D are capable of satisfying a wide range of design applications;
D are known in their technology and show potential for use in flight-standard
hardware;
D have a significant chance of being utilized for current and future programmes;
D are available from sources for which there is evidence that they are capable
of providing products of the required quality.
Preference is given to those components that are available:
D in both packaged and surface mount versions;
D for both engineering model and flight hardware.
For each part type the relevant manufacturer is listed, together with the appli-
cable procurement specification and relevant characteristics. Preference is given
to European suppliers. In the case that an European component is not available,
the non-European component is listed.
Preference is given to components for which a second source is available. Compo-
nents selected for inclusion in the EPPL have been subjected to standardization
and, for example, reduction of type variants, values, packages, sizes, application
range. Components selected for inclusion in the EPPL are from suppliers whose
product lines have been certified by the executive of the Space Components Steer-
ing Board (SCSB) or by an accredited third party authority.

4.2 Part I
Components included in Part I of the EPPL may be used without any special provi-
sion, on the condition they meet the application requirements.
Provided that the selection criteria in subclause 4.1 are met, the Part I components
shall be selected from:
a. components included in recognized QPLs issued by:
S ESA
S MIL (class S, ER level R)
S NASDA (class S, ER level R)
b. components belonging to QML, class V;

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c. components included in NASA NPSL, level 1;
d. components that have been evaluated successfully according to ESA/SCC,
ECSS--Q--60 or equivalent requirements for which a recognized procurement
specification is available.

4.3 Part II
The purpose of the Part II is to complement Part I and to ensure improved coverage
of future programme requirements. In general, additional effort may be necessary
to satisfy specific programme requirements. The selection of components is based
on available data resulting from evaluation demonstrating capability to satisfy
space application requirements.
Provided that the selection criteria in subclause 4.1 are met, the Part II compo-
nents shall be selected from:
a. components included in recognized QPLs issued by:
S MIL (level B, JANTXV, ER level P)
S CECC Register of Approvals
S NASDA (level B, ER level P)
b. components belonging to QML, class Q;
c. components included in NASA NPSL, levels 2 and 3;
d. components that have been evaluated in a space project or in other applica-
tions, where at least minimum data are available, e.g.:
S constructional analysis
S electrical characterization
S life test results
S mechanical data (for electromechanical components, only)
S radiation test data (for sensitive components only)
e. components where manufacturer’s data are available, e.g.:
S qualification data
S process (SPC) data, life test/reliability/field data and line certification.

4.4 Removal
A component type may be removed from the EPPL for any of the following reasons:
D the component has become obsolete;
D sources are no longer available;
D the type has been replaced by a functionally similar but improved component;
D inherent reliability/quality problems have been experienced and not resolved.
The reason for deletion is indicated in the “What’s new” section of the EPPL.

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User responsibility

Components in the EPPL met the appropriate criteria of clause 4 at the time of in-
clusion.
However, it is the responsibility of each user, who is considering using components
selected from the EPPL, to satisfy himself of the suitability of the component, in
all respects, for the application intended.

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EPPL content

For each component, the following information is provided:

D type;
D package;
D description, including preferred variants, temperature range, range of values
for passives, remark on radiation sensitivity, if available;
D detail specification (whenever possible, the specification proposed is from the
ESA/SCC system);
D generic specification (when necessary);
D manufacturer;
D remarks if any (such as restrictions, relevant or specific information).

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European preferred parts list

The European preferred parts list is available on the World Wide Web.
To obtain the current release of the EPPL, please refer to:

http://www.estec.esa.nl/qcswww/eppl/

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Annex A (normative)

Administration and maintenance of the EPPL

A.1 General
This annex defines the operating rules and the information flow to perform the
administration and maintenance of the EPPL.
The chart for administration and maintenance of the EPPL is given in Figure 1.
The EPPL shall be updated twice a year, as a minimum.

A.2 Establishment of the EPPL

A.2.1 Parties involved
The parties involved in the EPPL life cycle are as follows:
D The proposer, as the person submitting proposal for selection or removal of
components in the EPPL, acting as technical contact point with the EPPL
manager.
D EPPL technical authority, nominated by the SCSB for monitoring, advising,
technical review functions.
D EPPL manager is in charge of the process of any selection or removal of compo-
nents in the EPPL and for providing the list in a suitable form for inclusion
on the ESA website.

A.2.2 Management of the document

The EPPL is released on the World Wide Web through ESA after formal authoriz-
ation given by the technical authority and approval by the chairman of the ECSS
Technical Panel.
Proposals for selection or removal of components may be made by any person and
addressed directly to the EPPL manager.
Any change to the list proposed by the EPPL manager shall be authorized by the
technical authority, subsequently approved by the chairman of the ECSS Techni-
cal Panel.

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Assessment of the requests

EPPL
manager
Preparation Consolidation Final HTML
of draft issue of EPPL version of
of EPPL candidates EPPL

ECSS Technical Publication

Panel chairman on the
approval World Wide Web

Technical
authority

Review Acceptance Authorization for publication

Monitoring/auditing/advising activity

t0 EPPL release

Figure 1: EPPL flow chart

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A.2.3 Responsibilities
a. The person submitting a proposal, the proposer, for selection or removal of
components in the EPPL, shall act as the technical interface with the EPPL
manager.
b. The technical authority is responsible for the content of the EPPL, and, on be-
half of the SCSB, also for the formal authorization to release the EPPL, after
approval by the chairman of the ECSS Technical Panel.
c. The technical authority shall monitor and may audit, on behalf of the SCSB,
the EPPL activity performed by the EPPL manager, and shall advise the
SCSB and the EPPL manager on request.
d. The EPPL manager is responsible for the preparation of the EPPL, and for
providing it in a suitable form for subsequent authorization, approval and in-
clusion on the ESA website.

A.3 Description of the information flow

a. Proposals for selection or removal in the EPPL shall be made using an Entry
Application Form (EAF) or a Removal Application Form (RAF) as described
in subclauses A.5 and A.6.
b. The submission of a proposal for selection or removal may be made at any
time.
c. Proposed selection or removal shall be processed by the assigned EPPL man-
ager.
d. The EPPL manager shall review the EAFs or the RAFs, applying the selection
or removal criteria, as defined in clause 4, and performing any standardiz-
ation and type reduction necessary.
e. For each component type which is not qualified to a recognized system, the
EPPL manager shall obtain sufficient supporting documentation (e.g. test
data) to properly evaluate the acceptability of the component.
f. All new component types proposed, which are not qualified, shall be selected
in line with the technological programme and general policy established by
the CTB.
g. The EPPL manager, using a suitable Summary Evaluation Form (SEF), shall
generate a preliminary list of candidates and changes to the EPPL. This pre-
liminary list shall be distributed to the technical authority members for re-
view and approval.
h. The technical authority shall be responsible for authorizing the publication
of the EPPL on the ESA website after approval by the chairman of the ECSS
Technical Panel.
i. The technical authority shall be responsible for reviewing the activities of the
EPPL manager and for advising the EPPL manager and the SCSB.
j. The EPPL manager shall be responsible for the accuracy, schedule and avail-
ability of the list.
k. Information should be exchanged between the parties by electronic means,
preferably by Internet.
l. All records, including correspondence, complete questionnaires, draft docu-
ments and minutes of meeting generated and received in the course of the con-
tract, are designated as the property of SCSB and shall be stored by the EPPL
manager in a way that prevents degradation and facilitates ready retrieval.
They shall be delivered as directed by the SCSB, at no charge.
m. The chart for the EPPL preparation and releases is included in Figure 1.

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A.4 Entry application form (EAF)
Proposals for parts selection in the EPPL are made using the entry application
form (EAF) as described hereafter.

1. User
Company name: name of the relevant user
Company address: address of the relevant user
Proposer: who is submitting the proposal
Authorized by: responsible authority in the organization of the pro-
poser.
Signature: the form shall be signed by the proposer

2. Component
Type: commercial designation of the component
Group: family code used in ESA programmes
Subgroup: group code used in ESA programmes
Description: description of the component function
Package: standard designation of the package

3. Design and application assessment

Application: a detailed description of the application by the user
Expected volume: expected quantity of components planned to be used in
the identified application

4. Manufacturer
Manufacturer: supplier of the EPPL candidate
Processing: front end manufacturing plant(s)
Assembly: assembly plant
Screening: plant where the component is screened
Component manufactured
since: date when production started
Present availability: indication of availability for the chosen assurance
level
Engineering model
availability: indication of the availability of the engineering model
equivalent component
Future availability: future availability of the required assurance level
Export license: any limitation for exportation and any license re-
quired shall be indicated in this field

5. Technology section
Process: detail description of the baseline process
Available packages: all available packages shall be indicated in this field
Available lead finishing: all the available lead finishing shall be indicated in
this field
Die size (if applicable): dimension of the die

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Metallization
(if applicable): type of metallization
Die-attach method
(if applicable): identification of the die-attach method
Bonding method
(if applicable): identification of the bonding method
Bond wires
(if applicable): material and relevant dimension of the bond wires
Other information: any other information related to the technology of the
part shall be indicated in this field

6. Qualification status
QPL/PPL listing: indication of inclusion in the recognized QPLs/PPLs
Line qualification: indication of any available manufacturer or user line
qualification related to the EPPL candidate
Device qualification: indication of any available manufacturer or user de-
vice qualification
Similarity: indication of any part qualification reached by similar-
ity with equivalent device
Evaluation/qualification testing
In progress: indication of start date and due date for completion
Planned: indication of any planned evaluation or qualification
testing and the relevant schedule
Maximum assurance level available
Present: maximum screening level available at the time of the
request
Future: maximum screening level that may be available in the
future
Previous space usage: identification of the space programmes on which the
EPPL candidate has been previously used

7. Quality and reliability data

Maximum rated temperature
During operation: maximum operating temperature
For environmental
testing: maximum temperature(s) to be used during tests
Test data availability: This field, and related table, shall contain all report
references relevant to electrical tests, mechanical
tests, environmental tests, life test, constructional
analysis

8. Radiation data
Radiation test data
availability: This field, and related table, shall contain report
references relevant to total dose and SEV tests

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9. Existing procurement specification
General specification: generic specification identified for the EPPL candi-
date
Detail specification: detail specification identified for the EPPL candidate
Others: any other specification (e.g. manufacturer specifica-
tion) shall be identified in this field

10. Second source

In the case that a second source is available, the required information shall be pro-
vided as per the baseline manufacturer.

11. Additional data and remark

Any additional information, recognized by the users as useful for the aim of EPPL
selection assessment, shall be included in this section.

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Page: 1 of 3
EPPL Entry Application Form Date:
Issue:
1. User
Company name: Signature:
Company address: Authorized by:
Proposer:
2. Component
Type: Package:
Group:
Subgroup:
Description:

Equivalent to a component already in the EPPL

If yes, justify the interest for the new one: - yes - no
3. Design and application assessment
Application: - yes - no

Expected volume:

4. Manufacturer
Manufacturer: - yes - no

Processing:
Assembly:
Screening:
Component manufactured since:
Present availability:
Engineering model availability:
Future availability:
Export license:
5. Technology
Process:

Available packages: Metallization:

Die attach method: Die attach method:
Available lead finishing: Bonding method:
Die size: Bond wires:
Other information:

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Page: 2 of 3
EPPL Entry Application Form Date:
Issue:
6. Qualification status
QPL/PPL listing:
Line qualification:
Device qualification:
Similarity:
Evaluation/qualification testing
In progress:
Planned:
Maximum quality level available
Present:
Future:
Previous space usage:

7. Quality and reliability data

Maximum rated temperature
During operation: For environmental testing:

Test data availability

Yes No Origin Reference no. Date
Electrical
Mechanical
Environmental
Life test
Const. analysis
8. Radiation data
Radiation test data availability
Yes No Origin Reference no. Date
Total dose
SEU
Latch-up
9. Existing procurement specification
General specification:
Detail specification:
Others:

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EPPL Entry Application Form Date:
Issue:
10. Second source
Second source available - yes - no
Manufacturer:
Wafer processing:
Assembly:
Screening:
Component type reference:
Maximum quality level available
Present:
Future:
Previous space usage:

11. Additional data and remarks (including reliability and radiation data)

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A.5 Removal application form (RAF)
Proposals for parts removal from the EPPL are made using the removal applica-
tion form (RAF) as described hereafter.

1. User
Company name: name of the relevant user
Company address: address of the relevant user
Proposer: who is submitting the proposal
Authorized by: responsible authority in the organization of the pro-
poser.
Signature: the form shall be signed by the proposer

2. Component
Type: commercial designation of the component
Manufacturer: supplier of the EPPL component to be removed
Group: family code used in ESA programmes
Subgroup: group code used in ESA programmes
Description: description of the component function or characteris-
tics
Package: standard designation of the package
Detail specification: detail specification identified in the EPPL

3. Reason for deletion

Tick a box as appropriate and fill in detail description.

4. Additional remarks
Any addition remarks, recognized by the users as useful for the aim of EPPL dele-
tion assessment, shall be included in this section.

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EPPL Removal Application Form Date:
Issue:
1. User
Company name:
Company address: Signature:
Proposer: Authorized by:
2. Component
Type: Manufacturer: Package:
Group: Subgroup:
Description:
Detail specification:
Equivalent to a component already in the EPPL - yes - no
If yes, justify the interest for the new one:

3. Reason for deletion

- Obsolete
- No longer used
- No longer available from supplier
- Replaced by similar one
- Inherent reliability/quality problems
- Other
- Detail description

4. Addition remarks

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A.6 Summary evaluation form (SEF)
The assigned EPPL manager shall generate the preliminary list of changes to the
EPPL, to be submitted to the technical authority acceptance, using the summary
evaluation form (SEF).

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Issue:
Availability of data
Radiation
Previous
Component Detail Qualification Evaluation space Assurance Total Recommendation to
Item no. type Group Subgroup specification Package Manufacturer status status usage level Test Reliability dose SEE the technical authority
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ECSS Document Improvement Proposal

1. Document I.D. 2. Document date 3. Document title
ECSS--Q--60--01A 4 October 1999 European preferred parts list
(EPPL) and its management
4. Recommended improvement (identify clauses, subclauses and include modified text or
graphic, attach pages as necessary)

5. Reason for recommendation

6. Originator of recommendation
Name: Organization:
Address: Phone: 7. Date of submission:
Fax:
E--Mail:

8. Send to ECSS Secretariat

Name: Address: Phone: +31--71--565--3952
W. Kriedte ESTEC, PO Box 299 Fax: +31--71--565--6839
ESA--TOS/QR 2200 AG Noordwijk E--Mail: [email protected]
The Netherlands
Note: The originator of the submission should complete items 4, 5, 6 and 7.
This form is available as a Word and Wordperfect--Template on internet under
http://www.estec.esa.nl/ecss/improve/

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