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2007
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Electronic prognostics - A case study using global positioning system (GPS)
– Prognostic health management (PHM) of electronic systems presents challenges traditionally viewed as either insurmountable or otherwise not worth the cost of pursuit. Recent ch...
Douglas W. Brown, Patrick W. Kalgren, Carl S. Byin...
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2007
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Feature extraction and damage-precursors for prognostication of lead-free electronics
Damage pre-cursors based health management and prognostication methodology has been presented for electronic systems in harsh environments. The framework has been developed based ...
Pradeep Lall, Madhura Hande, Chandan Bhat, Nokibul...
MR
2007
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Reliability of spring pressure contacts under environmental stress
Spring contacts are an excellent solution for connecting a power module with a printed circuit board (PCB). They can be applied in a wide current range from sensor currents of a f...
F. Lang, U. Scheuermann
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2007
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Cohesive zone modeling for structural integrity analysis of IC interconnects
Due to the miniaturization of integrated circuits, their thermo-mechanical reliability tends to become a truly critical design criterion.
B. A. E. van Hal, R. H. J. Peerlings, M. G. D. Gee...
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2007
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Advanced electronic prognostics through system telemetry and pattern recognition methods
Electronic Prognostics (EP) is a technique used in high-reliability and high-availability systems to actively and proactively detect faults, allowing the reduction of system downt...
Leon Lopez
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2007
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A step by step methodology to analyze the IGBT failure mechanisms under short circuit and turn-off inductive conditions using 2D
A systematic methodology is developed in order to clarify the punch through Trench Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (T-IGBT) failure mechanisms which can occur under extreme oper...
A. Benmansour, Stephane Azzopardi, J. C. Martin, E...
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2007
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Test structures for dielectric spectroscopy of thin films at microwave frequencies
This work describes the application of two different test structures to execute broadband microwave measurements of the dielectric constant of ceramic thin films. Coplanar wavegui...
Nicola Delmonte, B. E. Watts, G. Chiorboli, P. Cov...
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2007
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A comprehensive model for PMOS NBTI degradation: Recent progress
Muhammad Ashraful Alam, Haldun Kufluoglu, D. Vargh...
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2007
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Active ESD protection circuit design against charged-device-model ESD event in CMOS integrated circuits
CDM ESD event has become the main ESD reliability concern for integrated-circuits products using nanoscale CMOS technology. A novel CDM ESD protection design, using self-biased cu...
Shih-Hung Chen, Ming-Dou Ker
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2007
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Trench IGBT failure mechanisms evolution with temperature and gate resistance under various short-circuit conditions
Two extreme configurations under short circuit conditions leading to the punch through Trench IGBT failure under the effect of the temperature and the gate resistance have been st...
A. Benmansour, Stephane Azzopardi, J. C. Martin, E...