文档介绍：Reliability Physics and Engineering
. McPherson
Reliability Physics
and Engineering
Time-To-Failure Modeling
123
. McPherson
IEEE Fellow
Texas Instruments Senior Fellow Emeritus
ISBN 978-1-4419-6347-5 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-6348-2
DOI -1-4419-6348-2
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Preface
All engineers could benefit from at least one course in reliability physics and
engineering. It is very likely that, starting with your very first engineering posi-
tion, you will be asked — how long is your newly developed device expected to
last? This text was designed to help you to answer this fundamentally important
question. All materials and devices are expected to degrade with time, so it is very
natural to ask — how long will the product last?
The evidence for material/device degradation is apparently everywhere in nature.
A fresh coating of paint on a house will eventually crack and peel. Doors in a new
home can e stuck due to the shifting of the foundation. The