The overall purpose of this document is to provide a common document (procedure) to specify automotive integrated circuits that will improve supplier-user interface relationships with resulting benefits such as: improved quality; Reduced cost; Reduced development time; and improved availability. This SAE Recommended Practice is intended as a guide toward standard practice and is subject to change to keep pace with experience and technical advances. The Electronics Reliability subcommittee solicits comments to further enhance the usefulness of this document. Comments received will be reviewed and the document revised when appropriate (annually if required). Users are encouraged to compare their existing specifications with this document to determine whether their requirements are covered. In those cases where the requirements are different, they can be addressed in the users purchase document