Call for Abstracts/Participation
for the 7th Annual
2001Workshop on Accelerated Stress Testing

AST 2001
September 24th, 25th and 26th, 2001
at

Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle-Southcenter
16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington


Sponsored by the
IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society (TC-7)
And Technically Cosponsored by IEEE Reliability Society


In addition to two days of technical presentations, this workshop will include a one-day tutorial from leaders in the field and a two-day exhibition featuring AST related suppliers. Authors are invited to submit abstracts on a variety of topics related to Accelerated Stress Testing including the following targeted topics:
· Advanced Approaches to AST
· Environmental Testing Conditions
· Reliability Improvement Techniques
· AST Data Collection/Analysis
· Failure Analysis Techniques and Examples
· Reliability Simulation and Prediction
· Application of Physics of Failure Techniques
· Stress Screening Techniques


Contributed Abstracts must be received, in English, by April 28th, 2001. Notification of acceptance will be provided by June 15th, 2001. All appropriate company and government clearances must be obtained prior to submission. Authors should submit their abstracts by the above date to the technical program chair via Email. Submissions should not exceed one page and should be submitted in a file format compatible with MS Word (WordPerfect, text, etc). Abstract title, author names, affiliations, phone number, mailing, and email addresses should begin each Abstract. . A final copy of their manuscript or view foils is to be submitted by August 1st,2001. Your viewgraph presentation only will be printed in the proceedings. Three hardcopies of your final (camera ready) presentation package should be submitted in addition to a MS PowerPoint file. Overhead VGA Projector (to connect with presenters Laptop computer), VCR, slide, and facilities will be available for presenters. Please send your 1 page abstract to Paul Quiroz email: pquiroz@eer-m.com and with a copy to mark.gibbel@jpl.nasa.gov
Our Registration forms and Page will be available on-line soon. Please Bookmark this page and visit for updates on the Workshop: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/tc7/ast2001/

Tutorial Topics Include:
· Device fabrication and failure modes
· Functional testing during AST
· SMT PWB fabrication and failure modes
· Design verification testing and AST
· AST techniques and technologies AST cost analysis
· AST success stories
· Alternative AST technologies and techniques
· AST shortcomings
· AST data collection and analysis
· Vibration and thermal theory relevant to AST
· Application of Physics of Failure techniques
 
Hotel Information
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