INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Procedure
4.1 General
4.2 Programme definition
4.3 Establish contact between the two parties
involved
4.5 Select stress types, stress levels and stress
sequence to be used in order to precipitate
failures
4.6 Determine the duration of the reliability stress
screening process
4.7 Mathematically analyze initial test results
4.8 Perform failure analysis
4.9 Perform stress sequence on the components
4.10 Determine approval or rejection criteria
4.11 Develop closed-loop corrective action process
4.12 Provide feedback to the component manufacturers
4.13 Discontinue the reliability stress screening
process
Figure 1 Component reliability screening process (general
flow chart)
Figure 2 Corrective action process
Annex A (informative) Examples of tools for identifying
failure mechanisms in electronic components
Annex B (informative) Data analysis
Annex C (informative) Examples of applications of reliability
stress screening processes