Waferfiche™ Standards


We meet or exceed all microfilm standards.  On top of it, you don't have to worry about storing our media under controlled temperature or humidity conditions, resulting in additional savings.  Waferfiche™ includes all the metadata on the media, both as an image and in XML format, far outweighing the advantages of any other current archiving media.  The Waferfiche™ is divided into zones and metadata is tagged for those zones to make retrieving documents as easy as it can be.

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Mechanical Specifications:

Pass ASTM D5276 Industry Standard for Free Fall Drop Height of 35"
Pass MIL SPEC-C 484 Industry Standard for Adhesion Resistance
Pass MIL SPEC-C 48497 Industry Standard for Severe Abrasion Resistance (Cover)
Pass MIL SPEC-C 48497 Industry Standard for Severe Abrasion Resistance (Base)
Pass MIL SPEC-C 48497 Industry Standard for Moderate Abrasion Resistance (Lens)
Pass MIL SPEC-C 48497 Industry Standard for Film Adhesion
Pass ASTM G60-01 Standard Practice for Conducting Cyclic Humidity Exposures
Pass ASTM G50-76 Standard Practice for Conducting Atmospheric Corrosion Tests on Metals
Pass MIL-M-13508C, MIL-C-675A, MIL-C-675C, MIL-C-48497A various standards for degradation of optical materials under conditions of high humidity (95%) and temperature (49°C), 24 hour exposures
Pass MIL-STD-810 Extended period humidity corrosion testing, 10 days
Pass MIL-C-48497A Temperature limits and cycling
Pass ASTM D999 Vibration test of shipping container test protocol
Pass ASTM D4728 Random vibration testing of shipping container test protocol
Pass ISO 18901 Imaging Materials - Processed Silver Gelatin Black-and-White Films - Specifications for Stability section 8.10 Image Stability Test. (Image Permanence Institute certification letter)

Electrical Specifications:

Standard USB Interface
Read-only prevents accidental deletion / overwrite
10-year flash memory data retention guarantee
Ability to upgrade to latest memory interface every 7-8 years
Compatible with Macs and PCs
PCs - Win Vista/ XP / 2000 / ME / 98 / 95

Packaging Specifications:

Specific Heat 0.3 BTU/1lb-°F tested using Industry Standard ASTM C351
Water Absorption, equilibrium temperature at 73°F is 0.35% tested using Industry Standard ISO 62

Metadata Specifications:

ANSI/NISO Z39.32 standard provides a set of minimal specifications for eye-legible information to be included in the header area of microfiche

Silicon Wafer Specifications:

Diameter 150mm
Thickness 650.00 - 697.00 µm