The study of lifetime distribution and reliability testing seeks to characterise the statistical behaviour of time-to-failure data for components and systems across a range of applications, from ...

Understanding reliability is vital when new products are developed. Using the correct methods in reliability analysis is especially important. In this presentation special requirements related to the ...

Environmentally friendly is a term rapidly invading the electronics industry. The electronic industry will be facing great challenges over the next few years as the solder used in electronic products ...

Are your environmental test results exposing true device weaknesses, or just reflecting extreme stress conditions?

We’ve all experienced the effect of electrostatic discharge at some point in our lives, the most common case being a tingling sensation one feels after touching a door knob or any metal surface. When ...

Congratulations to alumnus Bryan Root (ElEngr’84), who was recently elevated to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow for leadership in improving semiconductor reliability test ...

iNEMI (International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative) has begun driving two collaborative efforts that will focus on reliability and testing issues for MEMS technologies. Using information ...

Although genetic methods of species identification, especially DNA barcoding, are strongly debated, tests of these methods have been restricted to a few empirical cases for pragmatic reasons. Here we ...