Materials and Processing Failures in the Electronics and Computer Industry: Analysis and Prevention

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Contains numerous case studies collected in the authors' 35 years of combined experience in materials failure analysis, process improvement, and reliability enhancement. Although many of the examples come from the magnetic recording and computer industry, a process failure belongs to the deficiency of that process and is relevant to any industry that uses it. The volume contains nine chapters: introduction to the philosophy of failure analysis, analytical instrumentation, protective coatings, joining, mechanical fracture, microcontamination, head-disk interface, plating and sputtering, and ball bearings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)