Hi David,
>Automotive warranties are up to 10 years or 100,000 miles.
>This is proving to be a difficult challenge the auto electronics people.
>There is a serious lack of test capabilities that can determine the
reliability
>of products after 10 years in the field.
>Waiting for field failures won't work because the designs and components
>will have changed.

Last I worked with Detroit, warranties were 3 years; when failures occurred
in less than this that was when they first knew they had a problem.
Unfortunately, Detroit blames electronic failures on quality, but they are
mostly design related.

Werner Engelmaier
Engelmaier Associates, L.C.
Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting
7 Jasmine Run
Ormond Beach, FL  32174  USA
Phone: 386-437-8747, Fax: 386-437-8737
E-mail: [log in to unmask], Website: www.engelmaier.com

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