Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: CH 1 An Overview of Electronic Devices and Their Reliability CH 2 Electronic Devices: Materials Properties Determine How They Operate and Are Fabricated CH 3 Defects, Contamination and Yield CH 4 The Mathematics of Failure and Reliability CH 5 Mass Transport-Induced Failure Ch 6 Electronic Charge-Induced Damage CH 7 Environmental Damage to Electronic Products CH 8 Packaging Materials, Processes, and Stresses CH 9 Degradation of Contacts and Packages CH 10 Degradation and Failure of Electro-Optical and Magnetic Materials and Devices CH 11 Characterization and Failure Analysis of Material, Devices and Packages CH 12 Future Directions and Reliability Issues.