scope:

The scope of this guide is processes and methodologies for conducting reliability predictions for electronic systems and equipment. This guide focuses on hardware reliability prediction methodologies, and specifically excludes software reliability, availability and maintainability, human reliability, and proprietary reliability prediction data and methodologies. These topics may be the subjects for additional future IEEE guides supporting IEEE Std 1413-1998.

Purpose

The purpose of this guide is to assist in the selection and use of reliability prediction methodologies satisfying IEEE Std 1413-1998. The guide accomplishes this purpose by briefly describing a wide variety of hardware reliability prediction methodologies. The guide also describes the appropriate factors and criteria to consider when selecting reliability prediction methodologies.