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Category: 2011 Webinars

Answers to the Top 3 Questions about HALT
Answers to the Top 3 Questions about HALT
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
In Qualmark's 20 year history of leading the HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Test) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screen) industry, we are frequently asked these 3 questions:

  • Why test beyond spec?
  • If it fails beyond spec, why should I care?
  • Can HALT find software defects as well as hardware defects?


If you've found yourself wondering the same thing or tried to answer these questions for colleagues, you should listen in as Kirk Gray, a 32-year industry veteran and an early adopter of HALT and HASS, explains why stressing beyond specs is meaningful, the reliability relevancy of failures found outside of specs, and why HALT can find software defects that might otherwise go undiscovered until they become warranty issues.
HALT and HASS for Power Supplies
HALT and HASS for Power Supplies
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
Power Supplies are one of the highest failure rate assemblies in systems entering today’s marketplace. Ranging from the telecommunications industry to handhelds, military, and medical products, a wide range of systems are dependent on the reliability of power supplies.

Given that power supplies are such a critical component in systems design, ensuring power supply reliability is paramount to reducing field failures, building customer satisfaction, and lowering warranty costs. Applying HALT and HASS to power supplies provides the opportunity to determine weak links in design and manufacture and correct them before they are fielded. In this presentation, Qualmark partner, Reliant Labs, discusses case studies and tests to validate design, thermal characteristics, and common issues found in Power Supplies.
How to Quickly Recover from Unexpected Supply Chain Disruptions Using HALT and HASS
How to Quickly Recover from Unexpected Supply Chain Disruptions Using HALT and HASS
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
This year’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan provides a good example of how suddenly supply chains can be disrupted. Whether the disruption is caused by natural disaster, political forces, economic upheaval, or simply part obsolescence, any change in supply chain is fraught with uncertainty and risk. This risk is magnified when the change is unplanned and lengthy production floor downtime or severe product liability excursions loom.

HALT and HASS (Highly Accelerated Life Testing and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) are excellent for providing the first line of defense in deflecting inferior substitutions and maintaining product quality during Supply Chain disruptions. With a HALT-established baseline, new products/vendors can be evaluated for reliability and robustness. Components can be compared side by side and measured against established quality parameters. Relying on spec sheet or MTBF data alone is misplaced when it comes to knowing whether the substitute part will become a raging headache for warranty and repair or perhaps the key element for securing product dominance against competitors.

This webinar details how HALT and HASS are effective risk management tools for reducing uncertainty, monitoring substitute vendor process quality, and preparing your business for the fastest possible response to Supply Chain disruptions.
How to Win Contracts and Develop Superior DOD Products with HALT and HASS
How to Win Contracts and Develop Superior DOD Products with HALT and HASS
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
Although the specification of HALT and HASS in DOD RFQs is increasing, many DOD projects still fall back on the traditional, time-worn reliability and screening protocols developed in the 1950’s and 60’s. Larry Choate, is the Vice President of Ensign Power Systems, Inc., an established DOD vendor. In this presentation he describes Ensign’s decision to use HASS on their products whenever possible, in lieu of the ESS protocols such as NAVMAT P-4855-1 that are typically specified by their DOD customers. The data and logic used to move the customer from their familiar ESS specification and its NAVMAT vibration profile to HASS and 6 Degree of Freedom, Repetitive Shock vibration will be reviewed, including the reliability and production throughput improvements HASS provides.

Using HALT and HASS will make your DOD products more reliable and more likely to be delivered on time and under budget. This webinar demonstrates how to have your HALT and HASS processes accepted by your DOD customer and written into their specification, making your proposal the compelling choice.
IPC Standard 9592A Updates - HALT and HASS
IPC Standard 9592A Updates - HALT and HASS
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
Qualmark's Ask the Experts webinar reviews: IPC — the Association Connecting Electronics Industries® recently released the A revision of IPC-9592, Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries.

First released in 2008, IPC-9592 sets the requirements for power conversion devices (PCDs) in the computer and telecommunications industries, including design for reliability, design and qualification testing, quality processes and manufacturing conformance testing.

The new A revision of the document provides suppliers and end-users of PCDs with much greater guidance and definition for design qualification testing including product classification and product categories.

IPC-9592A significantly expanded its description of Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and the application of HALT to PCDs.

This presentation focuses on the how and why of Section 5 Design and Qualification Testing Section subsection 5.2.3 Highly Accelerated Life Test and Section 7 Manufacturing Conformance Testing subsection 7.3.2 Stress Tests (Short Term Reliability Tests – BI/HASS)

Category: 2010 Webinars

Application of Accelerated Reliability Tests for Product Maturity at Thales Aerospace
Application of Accelerated Reliability Tests for Product Maturity at Thales Aerospace
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
Thales Aerospace Division - a global leader in supplying electronic avionic equipment, subsystems and systems for flight control, navigation, communication and surveillance for commercial and military aircrafts – has introduced the use of Highly Accelerated Tests (HAT) in order to reach product maturity more quickly. Thales has successfully met this goal with accelerated reliability testing:

• During development phase to discover product weaknesses
• During production, as a replacement of classical ESS (Environmental Stress Screening) to effectively eliminate early failures (infant defects)

An overview of the application of Highly Accelerated Tests during design and production phases will be explained. Associated results and common human errors made during HAT testing are revealed.
New Concepts in HALT Testing: Reliability Test Plan B
New Concepts in HALT Testing: Reliability Test Plan B
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
In the history of electrical engineering, failure prediction methodology based on Military Handbook 217 gained widespread acceptance as the basis for reliability engineering and design rules to insure reliability of electronic components. For a reference point in history, we call this ‘Reliability Test Plan A’. MIL-HDBK-217 is based mainly on the Arrhenius Equation which is misapplied as a dominant factor for most failure mechanisms.

This webinar presents a summary of what might be proposed as the “new school” of electronics reliability development based on operational boundaries or limits, the physics involved, and materials engineering, or collectively considered “Reliability Test Plan B“. This new school of reliability is not based on the theoretical “calculated” life of electronic components, but instead on empirical stress limits using HALT - mapping limits of stress combinations, the physical causes of those limits, and comparative analysis of the variable data from those limits to enable rapid reliability development.
Return on Investment: HASA vs. Burn-In
Return on Investment: HASA vs. Burn-In
Qualmark's Ask the Experts
Are you currently performing burn-in and wondering if you should be performing Highly Accelerated Stress Audits (HASA) of your product before it ships? This webinar explores the financial considerations of traditional burn-in vs. HASA by following a hypothetical corporation that seeks to determine the cost effectiveness of each approach. The costs involved in both types of product testing are evaluated and outcomes that impact return on investment are valued to compare the financial implications of the test choices made.

Category: 2009 Webinars

Adding HASS to Your Accelerated Reliability Test Program
Adding HASS to Your Accelerated Reliability Test Program
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

This webinar provides best practices and strategies for companies that are in the early stages of planning HASS implementation. It includes guidelines for pre-HASS HALT work, information on key facilities considerations for multiple chambers, and a step by step project plan for HASS implementation. It also outlines the role that Qualmark’s Professional Services team can play in ensuring a successful HASS launch.

Application des Essais Aggravés pour la Maturité des Produits à Thales Aérospace
Application des Essais Aggravés pour la Maturité des Produits à Thales Aérospace
Qualmark - Ask the Experts Series (Special French Edition)
Thales Division Aérospace – leader dans la fourniture d'équipements électroniques, sous systèmes et systèmes pour applications civiles et militaires – a introduit l'utilisation des Essais Aggravés (HAT) dans le but d'aboutir plus rapidement à la Maturité des produits. Thales a atteint son but par la mise en oeuvre des Essais Aggravés :
  • Durant la phase développement des produits pour découvrir les faiblesse
  • Durant la production, en remplacement du déverminage pour éliminer efficacement les défauts de jeunesse
Le principe de l'application des Essais Aggravés dans les phases de développement et de Production sera présenté. Résultats obtenus et erreurs les plus fréquemment commises seront révélées.
Chinese Language - Return on Investment (ROI) - HALT/HASS Testing
Chinese Language - Return on Investment (ROI) - HALT/HASS Testing
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

The goal of an Accelerated Testing program is to make cost effective improvements in the field reliability of the hardware being tested by selective use of stresses beyond the design limit stress of the product. Dr. Ed Kyser shows you how to evaluate the ROI of your HALT/HASS program.

Design for Excellence
Design for Excellence
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

Design for Excellence (DfX) is based upon the premise that getting product design right the first time is far less expensive than finding failure during use. This webinar will summarize how utilizing DfX concepts will not only reduce research and development costs, but will also decrease time to market, and allow companies to confidently issue warranty coverage.

HALT Fixturing - Unique Design Goals and Best Practices
HALT Fixturing - Unique Design Goals and Best Practices
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

Creating an effective vibration fixture for HALT is critical to test success. However, it can be a counter intuitive task for a designer that is not familiar with HALT goals and the unique vibration system used in HALT chambers. This webinar provides a basic working knowledge of how to design an effective HALT vibration fixture. Qualmark's Senior Applications Engineer, Neill Doertenbach, reviews the HALT test method and why fixture characteristics must be designed to accommodate the output of the table and HALT test goals.

How Failure Modes Found in HALT Have Changed with the Evolution of Manufacturing Technologies
How Failure Modes Found in HALT Have Changed with the Evolution of Manufacturing Technologies
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

Over the last decade the use of surface mount PCBs in all types of electronic assemblies has increased dramatically. The different responses of surface mount vs. through hole boards to both vibration and thermal stresses have changed the ratios and types of failures under the different stresses used in HALT as this change has taken place. HALT results across a wide variety of products conducted at Qualmark labs in the mid-1990's and in our new study show that current technology devices are more likely to require a HALT unique stress, such as a combined vibration and thermal or rapid thermal ramp stress, to drive out a failure mode. Comparisons include the fraction of failures found under each stress, the types of failures found, the operating and destruct limits of the products, as well as the industries that use HALT and the types of products that are tested. These results, as well as the causes of some of the interesting and significant differences between the failure data from the two time periods are discussed.

Return on Investment (ROI) - HALT/HASS Testing
Return on Investment (ROI) - HALT/HASS Testing
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

The goal of an Accelerated Testing program is to make cost effective improvements in the field reliability of the hardware being tested by selective use of stresses beyond the design limit stress of the product. Dr. Ed Kyser shows you how to evaluate the ROI of your HALT/HASS program.

Root-Cause Analysis in the HALT Process
Root-Cause Analysis in the HALT Process
Qualmark Corporation

From Qualmark's Ask the Experts Series

The development and propagation of HALT throughout the electronics industry has provided engineering teams a powerful tool to assess robustness early in the design process. However, to take full advantage of HALT testing, failure analysis is necessary to identify root cause. Without root cause analysis, the investment in HALT testing is not being maximized. This presentation will review the HALT root-cause analysis and provide insightful case studies on how to make sure you and your teams close the loop on design improvement.