Published ( November 2001):

IPC-2576

Sectional Requirements for Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Communication of As-Built Product Data - Product Data eXchange (PDX)

This sectional standard provides an XML encoding schema to allow electronics manufacturing supply chain partners to exchange as-built product configuration and manufacturing process information. The information represented by this standard may be used to continue to support products throughout their life cycles. The information represented in this standard includes: as-built product characteristics related to form, fit and function; serialization; batch/lot information; manufacturing site; manufacturing date; part number; component and sub-assembly data.

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