Return on Investments (ROI)____________________

Benefits & Costs of Overstress HALT/HASS Testing - by Dr. Edmond L. Kyser
Describes how a well-executed HALT and/or HASS plan can increase your ROI.

HALT/HASS___________________

HALT/HASS Testing Benefits Outline

Highly Accelerated Life Testing - Testing with a Different Purpose - by Neill Doertenbach
Describes the techniques of HALT and HASS and their advantages over standard Design Verification Testing.

Explaining Accelerated Aging -by Dr. Joseph Capitano
Describes the theory and practice of using thermal stresses to accelerate aging in electrical and mechanical components.

HALT and HASS Testing: Learning to Handle the Big Guns (COTS Journal) - by Ralph Poplawsky
When HALT and HASS are implemented correctly, they provide a fast, cost-effective path to greater product reliability and customer satisfaction, as well as reduced warranty costs.

Vibration Test Techniques Shake the Status Quo
(COTS Journal)

Effectiveness of HALT and HASS - by Mark L. Morelli
Provides examples of the reliability and cost benefits realized by Otis Elevator by using HALT and HASS.

Why HALT cannot predict a meaningful MTBF and Why This Should Not be a Concern -by Mike Silverman
Description of standard methods for calculating MTBF numbers and the inadequacies of this method. Also presents methods for HALT data to be used to augment MTBF calculations. Conclude in general, MBTF calculations done by any method are likely to be ineffective.

Highly Accelerated Stressing of Product with Very Low Failure Rates - by Harry McLean Reliability
The use of HASA, with theory and description of screen development.

HASS from Concept to Completion-

Summary of HALT Results at an Accelerated Reliability Test Center - by Mike Silverman
HALT and HASS test philosophies and includes analysis by failure type as well as by test precipitated failure.

Fixturing_________________________________

Fixturing Overview

AST Success Stories________________________

Let HALT Improve Your Product - Eugene R. Hnatek
HALT and HASS implementation and results in computer manufacturing. Includes improvements of manufacturing with ESS and whyt HALT and ESS are highly effective.

HALT and HASS Successes on IBM Webservers - by Anthony T. McCray
The use of HALT and HASS at IBM, including setting up HASS and doing proof of screen.

Software Isolation HALT/HASS