Environmental-stress screening (ESS) is an essential step in the design cycle of electronic systems, particularly as these systems shrink in size and increase in complexity to satisfy the growing ...

ESS is a generic term for a production screening process using one or more environmental stresses in order to precipitate latent, manufacturing-induced defects. Different definitions of ESS exist.

Integrating test and measurement with environmental testing can improve product robustness, product reliability and production processes, increasing yields and reducing warranty expenses and exposure.

Wayne Tustin of the Equipment Reliability Institute. As the director of the Equipment Reliability Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, Wayne Tustin is concerned with the measurement, analysis, and ...