Part ratings

Texas Instruments (TI) understands that semiconductor quality and reliability standards are important. With that in mind, our part ratings and classifications can help you more easily find parts that align with industry standards.

Rating descriptions

Rating	Description and target applications
Automotive	Designed for automotive applications, automotive-classified parts help designers meet Automotive Electronics Council (AEC)-Q100 or AEC-Q101 standards, or other automotive specifications. See the product's data sheet for details.
Catalog	TI classifies a majority of its parts as catalog products, which it releases in alignment with its own quality guidelines.
Enhanced product (EP)	TI classifies enhanced products (EP) for use in aerospace and defense applications. Our enhanced product (EP) plastic portfolio provides ruggedized commercial-off-the-shelf products qualified to meet the Aerospace Qualified Electronic Component (AQEC) standard. To learn more, see "QML Flow, Its Importance, and Obtaining Lot Information".
High temperature	TI high-temperature parts can withstand extreme temperatures in electronics systems. High-temperature products are available in ceramic (210°C), high-temperature plastic (175°C), and known good die.
Military	TI military-classified parts are suitable for defense and certain aerospace electronics. This classification entails developing parts with uniform methods, controls, and procedures and testing microelectronic devices for use within electronic systems, including basic environmental tests to determine resistance to the deleterious effects of natural elements and conditions surrounding military operations. Please see the data sheet for details if the products meet Military Performance Specification MIL-PRF-38535 (qualified manufacturers list [QML] Class Q and Class N).
Space	TI provides space or space-grade parts qualified for use in space electronics applications. Our portfolio includes QML Class V or similar, radiation-hardness-assured integrated circuits (ICs) or radiation-tolerant ICs, demonstrating the company’s long-standing commitment to the space electronics market. To learn more, see the “Radiation Handbook for Electronics” and “Reduce the Risk in Low-Earth Orbit Missions with Space Enhanced Plastic Products.”

Part classifications

Rating		Military	Space					Enhanced product (EP)	Automotive	Catalog
Classification		QML-Q	Space EP	SHP	QML-P	QML-Y	QML-V	Enhanced product (EP)	AEC-Q100	Commercial
Production testing & documentation provided	Vendor item drawing (VID)		✓	✓				✓
	Standard microcircuit drawing (SMD)	✓			✓	✓
	Process conformance report	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Process conformance report content	MIL-PRF-38535 Group A, B, C, D	See product page		MIL-PRF-38535 Group A, B, C, D, E
Manufacturing	Single controlled baseline	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Multiple wafer lots per reel possible							✓	✓	✓
	Life test per wafer lot			✓	✓	✓	✓
Packaging	Package construction	Hermetic	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic - wirebond or flip chip with overmold	Plastic - flip chip without overmold	Hermetic	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic
	Bond wire	Al	Au	Au	Au	N/A	Al	Au	Au/Cu	Au/Cu
	Pure tin (Sn) lead finish possible								✓	✓
	>97% tin (Sn) inside package possible		Flip chip	Flip chip	Flip chip	Flip chip		Flip chip	✓	✓
	Production burn-in required	Burn-in unless optimization aligned with DLA		✓	✓	✓	✓
	Outgassing tested per ASTM E595		✓	✓	✓	✓	N/A
Radiation	TID characterization range (krad/Si)		30 to 50	50 to 300	50 to 300	50 to 300	50 to 300
	TID radiation lot acceptance testing (RLAT) range - RHA (krad/Si)		20, 30, or 50	50, 100 or 300	50, 100 or 300	50, 100 or 300	50, 100 or 300
	SEL immunity (MeV*cm2/mg)		≥43	≥60	≥60	≥60	≥60
Typical temperature range		-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-55 to +125°C	-40 to +125°C	-40 to +85°C

Part-level ratings vs product-level ratings

TI offers ratings for its parts, also known as orderable part numbers. On TI.com, we group a number of parts on a product page. In the event that a single product page has parts with more than one rating, TI will show all appropriate ratings and make the appropriate part-level rating clear where appropriate.