Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- An Additional Acknowledgment -- Editor -- Authors -- Acronyms -- Chapter 1 Motivation for a Parts Selection and Management Program -- 1.1 Technology advances -- 1.2 Market challenges -- 1.3 Supply chain trends -- 1.4 Availability and life cycle mismatch issues -- 1.5 Standards reorganization -- 1.6 Objectives of a parts selection and management program -- 1.7 References -- Chapter 2 Methodology for Parts Selection and Management -- 2.1 Responsibilities and composition of the parts management team -- 2.2 The overall parts selection and management methodology -- 2.3 Product requirements and constraints identification -- 2.4 Technology sensing and cascading -- 2.5 Candidate part and part manufacturer selection -- 2.6 Manufacturer, part, and distributor assessments -- 2.7 Determination of the local environment -- 2.8 Performance assessment -- 2.9 Reliability assessment -- 2.10 Assembly assessment -- 2.11 Life cycle mismatch assessment -- 2.12 Risk management -- 2.13 References -- Chapter 3 Product Requirements, Constraints, and Specifications -- 3.1 Product requirements definition and realization constraints -- 3.2 Who defines the requirements and constraints? -- 3.3 Requirements and constraints definition risks -- 3.4 The requirements document -- 3.5 Approving requirements and constraints - buy-in -- 3.6 Preliminary specification -- 3.7 Requirements tracking -- 3.8 Summary -- 3.9 References -- Chapter 4 Using the Part Datasheet -- 4.1 The contents of a datasheet -- 4.2 The status of the part and datasheet -- 4.3 The part number -- 4.4 Ratings of an electronic part -- 4.5 Reliability information -- 4.6 Thermal characteristics -- 4.7 Electrical specifications -- 4.8 Derating and safe operating area -- 4.9 Summary -- 4.10 References -- Chapter 5 Candidate Parts Selection: Making the First Cut.

5.1 Candidate part identification process -- 5.2 Part databases -- 5.3 Part procurement -- 5.4 Summary -- 5.5 References -- Chapter 6 Manufacturer Assessment Procedure and Criteria -- 6.1 Manufacturer assessment process -- 6.2 Manufacturer identification -- 6.3 Manufacturer assessment categories -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Summary -- 6.6 References -- Chapter 7 Part Assessment Guidelines and Criteria -- 7.1 Part assessment process -- 7.2 Part grouping -- 7.3 Part assessment categories -- 7.4 Case study results -- 7.5 Summary -- 7.6 References -- Chapter 8 Electronic Part Distribution and Distributor Assessment -- 8.1 Why part manufacturers use distributors -- 8.2 Why customers buy from distributors -- 8.3 Types of electronic parts distributors -- 8.4 Distributor identification for assessment -- 8.5 Distributor assessment -- 8.6 Summary -- 8.7 References -- Chapter 9 Tracking Part Changes Through the Part Supply Chain -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Manufacturers change control -- 9.3 Standards and authorities for notifying customers of part changes -- 9.4 Change notification paths -- 9.5 Case study: Change notification policies in practice -- 9.6 Case study: Examples of commonly made changes -- 9.7 Conclusions and recommandations -- 9.8 References -- Chapter 10 Parts Selection and Management to Avoid Counterfeit Electronic Parts -- 10.1 Business and national security implications of counterfeiting -- 10.2 Examples of counterfeit electronic parts -- 10.3 Legislative initiatives and organized activities against counterfeiting -- 10.4 Preventing counterfeiting of parts: Recommendations for electronic part manufacturers -- 10.5 Preventing supply of counterfeit parts: Recommendations for OEMs -- 10.6 Summary -- 10.7 References -- Chapter 11 Equipment Supplier Intervention Techniques -- 11.1 The parts selection and management process.

11.2 Why use equipment supplier intervention? -- 11.3 Methods of equipment supplier intervention -- 11.4 Cost implications of equipment supplier intervention -- 11.5 Provisional acceptance -- 11.6 Case study -- 11.7 Summary -- 11.8 References -- Chapter 12 Determination of the Life Cycle Environment -- 12.1 Defining the life cycle environmental profile -- 12.2 Steps in developing an LCEP -- 12.3 Considerations and recommendations -- 12.4 Life cycle phases and environmental factors -- 12.5 Environmental factors and their effects -- 12.6 Quantification of environmental loads -- 12.7 Summary -- 12.8 References -- Chapter 13 Performance -- 13.1 Methods of mitigating the discrepancy between system needs and part ratings -- 13.2 Methods of uprating -- 13.3 Parameter conformance -- 13.4 Parameter recharacterization -- 13.5 Stress balancing -- 13.6 Reliability issues with uprating -- 13.7 Case study: Single inline memory module -- 13.8 References -- Chapter 14 Reliability Assessment -- 14.1 Candidate part -- 14.2 Life cycle loads -- 14.3 Using tests to assess reliability -- 14.4 Using virtual reliability assessment to assess reliability -- 14.5 Using accelerated testing to assess reliability -- 14.6 Conduct the accelerated tests -- 14.7 Summary -- 14.8 References -- Chapter 15 Assembly Requirements and Constraints Assessment -- 15.1 Assembly compatibility -- 15.2 Routing compatibility -- 15.3 Test and rework acceptability -- 15.4 References -- Chapter 16 Obsolescence Prediction and Management -- 16.1 Life-cycle stages -- 16.2 Life-cycle forecasting methodology -- 16.3 Obsolescence management tactics and strategies -- 16.4 Economics of obsolescence management strategies -- 16.5 References -- Chapter 17 Part Acceptance and Risk Management -- 17.1 Risk assessment process -- 17.2 The risk pool -- 17.3 Managing risks during part selection -- 17.4 Management plan.

17.5 Management during part use -- 17.6 Unmanaged risks -- 17.7 Summary -- 17.8 References -- Chapter 18 Environmental and Legislative Issues -- 18.1 Legislation for eliminating lead in electronics -- 18.2 Lead-free components -- 18.3 Environmentally friendly molding compounds -- 18.4 Industry groups involved with lead and halogen-free electronics -- 18.5 References -- Chapter 19 Legal Liabilities -- 19.1 Determining the plaintiffs and the defendants -- 19.2 Determining the court that will hear the case -- 19.3 The plaintiff's claims -- 19.4 The defendant's rebuttal -- 19.5 Unique aspects of international law -- 19.6 Summary -- 19.7 References -- Appendices -- Index.