Track 2 Tutorial 3
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Thursday June 11, 2009

Recent Advances in HALT and HASS Techniques and Equipment

Reliability and also cost reduction can be obtained during three separate periods: design, testing and manufacturing. This tutorial will give a brief history of the advancements in HALT and HASS methods, discuss the application of them including techniques and equipment, and then present a summary of some recent major advancements. The return on investment from the proper use of the methods is so large as to be incredible unless one has experienced them firsthand. Time is saved in design which reduces costs, time is saved in production and finally reliability is improved very significantly which impacts bottom line profit to a large extent over the long haul. HALT and HASS are now required by many organizations including the U.S. military.