An analyzer for detecting intermittent faults in electronic devices

Author

Sorensen, Brent A. ; Kelly, Gary ; Sajecki, Artur ; Sorensen, Paul W.

Author_Institution

Neural Eng. Res. & Dev., Universal Synaptics Corp., Ogden, UT, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

20-22 Sep 1994

Firstpage

417

Lastpage

421

Abstract

Intermittent defects are a major cause of failure in electronic systems throughout all branches of the Armed Forces and the electronics industry. They result in unnecessary repairs, low operational readiness, premature system replacement, and preventable accidents. The problems associated with troubleshooting and resolving intermittents are discussed, along with the need to change current mind-sets. New technologies and equipment developed by Universal Synaptics to detect and isolate intermittents are described. In addition, recommendations are made on how to maximize the benefits of these new technologies

Keywords

automatic test equipment; electronic equipment testing; fault diagnosis; fault location; inertial navigation; military equipment; Armed Forces; IDF-2000; Universal Synaptics; accidents; electronic devices; electronics industry; failure; intermittent faults; operational readiness; system replacement; troubleshooting; Aircraft; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Costs; Electrical fault detection; Electronics industry; Fault detection; Isolation technology; Stress; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '94. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Cost Effective Support Into the Next Century', Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1910-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1994.381590

Filename

381590