Glossary

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  • Physics of Failure (PoF) PoF is a scientific discipline that determines the root causes of failure for electrical, electronic or electromechanical (EEE) items.

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  • Reliability engineering Reliability engineering is an engineering discipline for applying scientific know-how to a component, product, plant, or process in order to ensure that it performs its intended function, without failure, for the required time duration in a specified environment.