February 28, 2008, Hotel Hilton, Israel: Practical Life Testing for Complex Electronic Systems Seminar
Seminar Program:
8:30-9:30
Registration
9:30-9:45
Introduction: Reliability of Systems
9:45-11:00
Introduction: Reliability of Systems
- How to measure reliability and what are the reliability parameters (MTBF, MTBCF, Life expectancy etc.)
- Basic failure mechanism – physics of failure
- Basic field failure analysis – statistical aspect
- Life testing – MTBF and life expectancy
- Halt/Haas testing margins
- Life testing vs. Halt/Haas
Prof. Joey Bernstein
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:30
Prediction based on existing system data
- Analyzing field failure data from existing systems
- Analyzing field failure modes from existing systems
- Finding the key drivers
- Extrapolating for new systems
Prof. Joey Bernstein
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:45
Prediction for a new system
- Comparing the existing system with next generation technology
- Defining the differences
- Stress derating for extended life
- Estimating test length and sample size
- High/low temperature, High/low voltage, on/off cycling, frequency variables
- Stop/continue decisions
- Preparing the report
Prof. Joey Bernstein
14:45-15:00
Break
15:00-16:15
Maintaining a corporate methodology of life testing
- Implementing reliability predictions for next product generation
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Feedback
Prof. Joey Bernstein
16:15-17:00
Closing Remarks and final observations
Yitzhak Bot and Prof. Joey Bernstein
About BQR : Established in 1989, BQR Reliability Engineering Ltd. provides software tools and consulting services for Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS) and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). Over the years, BQR has successfully completedthousands of projects for major customers around the world. BQR developed the new CARE© (Computer Aided Reliability Engineering) software tool for advanced design for reliability.
Prof. Joey Bernstein Bernstein is a professor of reliability at Bar Ilan University, on leave from University of Maryland, College Park, where he taught and supervises research in the reliability program. He was a Fulbright Senior Lecturer/Researcher and is currently working for BQR as senior consultant for large reliability evaluations and analyses of systems and IC’s. Professor Bernstein is well known in Israel for his unique approach to reliability qualification.
