Design for Excellence in Electronics Manufacturing. Cheryl Tulkoff

vibration

       Bending

       Integrated circuit/semiconductor wear‐out

       Thermal derating

       Failure rate analysis

       Conductive anodic filament (CAF) qualification

       High‐fidelity PCB modeling

      Sherlock provides actionable recommendations and presents results in comprehensive, professional reports suitable for internal and external distribution.

2.7 Summary

      Establishing a comprehensive reliability program requires extensive planning, training, and expertise. Once established, however, an effective program reduces risk, costs, and failures and results in products that function reliably and satisfy customers. The simple truth is that designing in reliability up front pays off immensely over the life of the product. A reliability program ensures that this happens.

      As can be seen, each type of test plan has unique properties and approaches.

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