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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Undaunted by the skyrocketing costs of new semiconductor fabs and the formidable hurdles facing the industry with each new technology node, leading IC manufacturers are continuing to strive for ...

Collaboration enables SoC manufacturers to improve their qualification envelope to achieve lifetime reliability, shorten their root cause analysis time, and reduce operational costs HAIFA, ...

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

To address pad cratering, a vexing problem in lead-freeassemblies largely attributable to problems with the resin used to make aprinted-circuit board, IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries ...