Abstract :
Highlights the changes in the world of standards. These changes relate to the whole attitude and approach to standards and the attainment of product that has appropriate levels of quality and reliability. Standards being developed within the European standards organisation CECC represent the best industrial practices and are thus, unlike many earlier standards, flexible and user friendly. European initiatives in the field of reliability emphasise the new approach to electronic component approval and reliability. Through its CECC/WG-Reliability and the TIG-ICs Reliability, the European Community is doing much to highlight harmonisation and communication as key aspects in obtaining reliable product in the era of 1992
