Reliability shortcomings for micronanotechnology-based systems

Ernest J. Garcia; Marc A. Polosky

doi:10.1117/12.721251

10 May 2007 Reliability shortcomings for micronanotechnology-based systems

Ernest J. Garcia, Marc A. Polosky

Proceedings Volume 6556, Micro (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies for Defense and Security; 655615 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721251
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Micro Nano Technology-Based Systems (MNT-Based Systems) are expected to provide unprecedented capabilities for aerospace applications. However we have not sufficiently addressed the reliability of such systems for a number of reasons. For example, our foundational understanding of such systems is incomplete at the basic physics level and our understanding of how individual subsystems interact is much less than we originally assumed. In addition the manner in which we operate during the product realization cycle has large implications for the ultimate reliability we can expect to achieve. Currently it is quite difficult to determine the reliability of MNT-Based Systems and is in fact borne out by a number of estimates we have seen that are unsatisfactory. We shall discuss a number of issues that at present have slowed our progress in developing NMT-Based Systems and have deterred us from effectively ascertaining the true "reliability" of such systems.

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Ernest J. Garcia and Marc A. Polosky "Reliability shortcomings for micronanotechnology-based systems", Proc. SPIE 6556, Micro (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies for Defense and Security, 655615 (10 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721251

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