The Basics of Burn-in

Maxim Finkelstein () and Ji Hwan Cha ()
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Maxim Finkelstein: University of the Free State
Ji Hwan Cha: Ewha Womans University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Stochastic Modeling for Reliability, 2013, pp 201-236 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we introduce the concept of burn-in and review initial research in this area. Burn-in is a method of ‘elimination’ of initial failures (infant mortality) of components before they are shipped to customers or put into field operation. Usually, to burn-in a component or a system means to subject it to a fixed time period of simulated use prior to the actual operation. That is, before delivery to the customers, the components are exposed to electrical or thermal conditions that approximate the working conditions in field operation. Those components which fail during the burn-in procedure will be scrapped or repaired and only those, which have survived the burn-in procedure will be considered to be of the satisfactory quality. An introduction to this important area of reliability engineering can be found in Jensen and Petersen (1982) and Kuo and Kuo (1983). Surveys of research on different aspects of burn-in can be found in Leemis and Beneke (1990), Block et. al (1997), Liu and Mazzuchi (2008), and Cha (2011).

Keywords: Failure Rate; Field Operation; Accelerate Life Test; Mission Time; Minimal Repair (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-5028-2_6

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