As we move closer to a genuinely global economy, the pressure todevelop highly reliable products on ever-tighter schedules willincrease. Part of a designer's "toolbox" for achieving productreliability in a compressed time frame should be a set of bestpractices for utilizing accelerated stress testing (AST). The Accelerated Stress Testing Handbook delineates a coreset of AST practices as part of an overall methodology forenhancing hardware product reliability. The techniques presentedwill teach readers to identify design deficiencies and problemswith component quality or manufacturing processes early in theproduct's life, and then to take corrective action as quickly aspossible. A wide array of case studies gleaned from leadingpractitioners of AST supplement the theory and methodology, whichwill provide the reader with a more concrete idea of how AST trulyenhances quality in a reduced time frame.Important topics covered include:Theoretical basis for ASTGeneral AST best practicesAST design and manufacturing processesAST equipment and techniquesAST process safety qualificationIn this handbook, AST cases studies demonstrate thermal, vibration,electrical, and liquid stress application; failure mode analysis;and corrective action techniques. Individuals who would beinterested in this book include: reliability engineers andresearchers, mechanical and electrical engineers, those involvedwith all facets of electronics and telecommunications productdesign and manufacturing, and people responsible for implementingquality and process improvement programs.