About the Author

Dr Alec Feinberg received his Ph.D. in physics from Northeastern University in 1981. He is the founder of DfRSoft, a software and consulting company where he now works. He is the principal author of the book Design for Reliability. Alec has 30 years of experience in the area of reliability physics working in diverse industries including AT&T Bell Labs, TASC, M/A-COM, and Advanced Energy. He has provided reliability engineering services in all areas that include solar, thin film, power electronics, defense, microelectronics, aerospace, wireless electronics, and automotive electrical systems. He has provided training classes in Design for Reliability, Shock and Vibration, HALT, Reliability Growth, Electrostatic Discharge, Dielectric Breakdown, DFMEA, and Thermodynamic Reliability Engineering. Alec has presented numerous technical papers and won the 2003 RAMS Alan O. Plait best tutorial award for the topic Thermodynamic Reliability Engineering. Alec is also a contributing author to the book The Physics of Degradation in Engineered Materials and Devices. Alec is available to provide consulting and to give training classes in Thermodynamic Degradation Science, Design for Reliability, and Shock and Vibration through the author's website at www.dfrsoft.com.

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