Physics-of-failure assessment of a cruise control module

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1423-1444

  Kimseng, K ^a   Hoit, M ^a   Tiwari, N ^a   Pecht, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; RELIABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL CYCLING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CRUISE CONTROL MODULE; INTERMITTENT FAILURE; PHYSICS OF FAILURE ASSESSMENT; POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033341427     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2714(99)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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