Reliability by Design

Concentrating on the issue of reliability in electronics components, this volume attempts to extend reliability analysis to the design process. Following an investigation of traditional methods of analysis, the author advocates a new computer-aided approach to the design of electronic circuits.

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This volume describes a method tested on three practical circuits - two switch-mode power supplies and one motor-drive - that can be used to assess the design process of electronic systems and circuits. Coverage includes the development of susceptibility models for practical components such as the medium power Schottky diode, a high-voltage bipolar transistor and an integrated circuit; the use of stressor/susceptibility models in analyzing practical circuits; and a technique for using stressor/susceptibility interaction in circuit optimization.