Using Reliability Degradation Parameters To Drive Better Design Choices


A circuit can look perfect on day one and still drift out of specification after months or years of electrical and thermal stress. That is the reliability problem in a nutshell: the design does not only need to work when devices are fresh; the design must continue to meet performance expectations as devices age. A useful real-life analogy is a new car engine. A day-one test tells whether the... » read more