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Is is possible to calculate the MTBF or Failure rate from a given datasheet when manufacturer have not given these details?
As there are new components getting added to the mouser or digikey, is it possible to calculate the failure rate based on some pre known facts and values? some vendors don't reply for weeks and I can'...
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Failures on underside layers of a chip in IGBT power modules
Does somebody know how I can detect a layer of IGBT modules in which a thermal failure, e.g., voids, cracks, delaminations of solder joints, has taken place?
We know there is fatigue in both solder ...
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MTBF / MTTF and parallel systems
I'm doing an MTBF calculation for a system. Basically I calculated or searched for the MTBFs / FITs of every component. Then added up the FITs and got the total MTBF.
My first question would be the ...