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Mean time between failures

Known as: Mean Time Between Failure, Mean time before failure, MTF 
Mean time between failures (MTBF) is the predicted elapsed time between inherent failures of a system during operation. MTBF can be calculated as the… 
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2013
2013
Improved undetected error probability model for JTEC and JTEC-SQED coding schemes
The undetected error probability is an important measure to assess the communication reliability provided by any error coding… 
2012
2012
Electromigration analysis of solder joints under ac load: A mean time to failure model
In this study, alternating current (ac) electromigration (EM) degradation simulations were carried out for Sn95.5%Ag4.0%Cu0.5… 
2011
2011
The mean time between failures for an LCD panel
The calculation of mean time between failures is very important in reliability life data analysis. For different distributions… 
2010
2010
Hospital medical equipment maintenance schedules using the mean time between failures Estratégias de manutenção de equipamentos hospitalares por meio do mean time between failures
The objective of this study was to define a methodology to assist the definition of maintenance contract intervals and overall… 
2008
2008
Material Fatigue and Reliability of MEMS Accelerometers
MEMS (microelectromechanical system) reliability has been a very important issue, especially for safety-critical applications… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Special issue on e-maintenance
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Dependability metrics to assess safety-critical systems
Metrics are commonly used in engineering as measures of the performance of a system for a given attribute. For instance, in the… 
2005
2005
Lead free solder joint reliability characterization for PBGA, PQFP and TSSOP assemblies
In this study, thermal cycling test from -40/spl deg/C to 125/spl deg/C with 1 hour per cycle for Sn/sub -3.8/Ag/sub -0.7/Cu… 
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Flow shop scheduling problem with limited machine availability: A heuristic approach
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Measurement of failure rate in widely distributed software
In the history of empirical failure rate measurement, one problem that continues to plague researchers and practitioners is that… 
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