IEEE Design & Test of Computers · 1999 · 61 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSystems EngineeringMaintenance EngineeringDevice ReliabilityFailure AnalysisReliability ModelingReliability-based DesignReliable System DesignSemiconductor ReliabilityComponent Reliability ModelingElectronic Component MaintenanceEquipment Degradation ModelingEquipment ReliabilityEquipment Reliability AnalysisEquipment Reliability EngineeringProcess ReengineeringReliability Simulation
The US Air Force has launched an initiative to develop an affordable, systematic approach to dealing with obsolete electronic parts. In addition to management and reengineering tools, the initiative is developing reliability models for commercially manufactured electronics used in defense systems.