This Standard was technically approved by the Flat Panel Display – Color Filter & Optical Elements Global Technical Committee. This edition was approved for publication by the global Audits and Reviews Subcommittee on May 13, 2009. Available at www.semi.org in July 2009; originally published November 2003.

NOTICE: This Standard or Safety Guideline has an Inactive Status because the conditions to maintain Current Status have not been met. Inactive Standards or Safety Guidelines are available from SEMI and continue to be valid for use.

The purpose of this Document is to standardize the method for measurement of electrical and optical characteristics of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL).

This method is to be used by CCFL suppliers and users to evaluate quality of products as well as items under development.

This method shall be used in general for CCFL to measure the initial characteristics of CCFL (single item) and its reliability after tests, and to carry out quality inspection for incoming and outgoing CCFLs.