HALT & HASS + Workshop

1 1/2-day course plus 1/2 day hands-on Rapid HALT Workshop.

by Mr. Larry Edson, BSME, CQE

The techniques are continually being refined "with advancements such as HyperHALT, introduced in 2007
We offer this updated course at a 50% discount to previous attendees.

Unlike many equipment manufacturers' HALT and HASS seminars that simply expound success stories and testimonials, this course actually teaches the latest techniques. We begin with the science behind it, provide the hard engineering, and explain why the failures accelerated through higher stress levels are essential to developing reliable products. The course offers step-by-step instruction on why, how, and when to perform HALT (environmental and other stress stimulation methods applied in the design phase), how to correctly set-up and tune HASS profiles on production units, and how to prove that the HASS profiles leave enough life left, so the products can be confidently sold to customers. Learn how to vastly improve design margins and eliminate process problems using the highly accelerated techniques taught by their originator. The latest techniques are taught and published only in this seminar.

This seminar will cover the latest methods for finding weak links in designs and processes that cause field failures in products. Emphasis is placed on environmental and electrical stimulation applied in the design phase (HALT) in order to force accelerated design and process maturity. This technique allows earlier (mature) product introduction and obtains robust design margins. Emphasis is also given to the use of the methods in the production phase (HASS) to assure process and design control. Either application results in cost savings and reliability improvements that are orders of magnitude better than those attained using the traditional approaches. Many leaders in reliability throughout the world are using the methods. Every aspect of the HALT & HASS processes is covered, including step stress testing, burn-in, voltage cycling, vibration, thermal cycling, other stresses as appropriate and cumulative fatigue damage as well as screens for parts, assemblies and systems. Physics of failure, test coverage and resolution, equipment required and management issues will also be discussed. The extreme non-linearities found in vibration of electronics and fixturing for both vibration and thermal cycling are covered. Several case studies are discussed and critiqued in class.

Learn by Doing in our "Hands-on" HALT&HASS Workshop
In the advanced hands-on workshop, participants learn techniques and methods that allow them to further refine and improve their existing methodologies. Upon completion, participants should be able to use these techniques without any additional assistance. Many of the subtle details required for successful use of the techniques are presented in this seminar and are not published elsewhere. During the workshop, a HyperHALT™ is performed by the attendees on a commercial electronic product using six axis vibration and high rate temperature cycling equipment. This session is hands-on with participant involvement in running of the tests and in the operation of the equipment used for stressing.

Who Should Attend
HALT&HASS + Workshop is appropriate for managers, executive officers, design engineers, quality & reliability engineers, and production staff involved in Highly Accelerated Stress Screening including failure analysis. HyperHALT™, as demonstrated in the workshop, is appropriate for any staff involved in actually performing or evaluating the HALT & HASS activities. Some high level managers will want to attend only the first few hours which is a Management Overview.

Benefits
Participants have reported substantial benefits:
Return on investment of 50:1 in the first year!
Dramatically increased field reliability, 838 times improvement in one case!
Greatly reduced warranty and field retrofitting costs!
Reduction of product development time!
Reduced time to market!
Virtual elimination of field failures!
One company reported a savings of $30 million in one year!
Another company reported savings of over $200 million in three years!
Reduction in REL-DEMO costs by orders of magnitude!
Substantial savings in manufacturing costs! Almost no scrap and rework!
Vast reduction in screening and test equipment costs!
Elimination of "No Defects Found" in field returns!

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