MSD treatment
Moisture from the indoor climate can influence the durability of additional components and must be monitored during the production process. These moisture-sensitive components ( MSD = Moisture Sensitive Device) are only permitted to be exposed to an unprotected environment for a limited period of time. This time is referred to as the exposure time. Materials whose exposure time has been exceeded are blocked for production.
The moisture-sensitive level ( MSL = Moisture Sensitivity Level ) defines how long a material is permitted to remain in an unprotected environment. If the material is stored in a protected environment (e.g. a dry box), the exposure time can be stopped depending on the MSL.
A time buffer is a location- and type-related time span that shortens the material’s maximum exposure time defined as standard.
Moisture-sensitive materials can be found and their MSD information displayed in the Material management > MSD treatment menu item.
The Material Management module supports the MSD standard in accordance with IPC/JEDEC J-Std-033B.1, which describes how to handle moisture-sensitive components. |
MSD Statistics tab
Various filter criteria can be used to search for MSD materials and display their MSD statistics in the Material management > MSD treatment > MSD statistics tab.
Defined filter criteria are displayed between the header and the results table. |

MSD statistics filter
Use filter functions to search for the desired MSD materials: Search for materials.
The consumption date is mandatory when searching for MSD materials. |
Header — Table
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Number of entries found |
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Sort entries by time stamp in ascending or descending order. |
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Update table. |
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Reset all filters. No results are displayed. |
To remove a filter criterion, click |
Results table
Calculated MSD information is displayed in the results table:
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Opened for the first time on
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Used on
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Average exposure time for the last part
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Minimum exposure time for the last part
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Maximum exposure time for the last part
To view and edit the material details for an MSD material, click Details at the end of the entry: Material Info.