Purpose – This paper seeks to introduce a set of key practices that can be used to assess whether an organization has the ability to design, develop and manufacture reliable electronic products. Design/methodology/approach – The ability to design, develop and manufacture reliable electronic...

Purpose – Reliability capability is a measure of the practices within an organization that contributes to the reliability of the final product and the effectiveness of these practices in meeting the reliability requirements of customers. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model for...

Semiconductor devices are categorized by the temperature limits that the device manufacturers specify. The usage of high temperature components are common in certain markets, like the military, oil and natural gas exploration, and avionics control systems. However, manufacturers are reducing...

MICHAEL G. PECHT received his MS in Electrical Engineering and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, he is a Chair Professor and the Director of the CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center at the University of Maryland. He has written eighteen...