Diploma in HALT/HASS, Arrhenius and Weibull
Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in HALT/HASS, Arrhenius and Weibull. 8 modules covering physics of failure, the Arrhenius model, Weibull analysis, HALT, HASS/HASA screening, life and environmental testing, and reliability prediction, with an assigned technical tutor.
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What you will be able to do
Identify the dominant failure mechanisms of an electronic product.
Apply the Arrhenius model to design and extrapolate accelerated tests.
Analyse life data with the Weibull distribution, including censored data.
Plan HALT campaigns and determine operating and destruct limits.
Design safe and effective HASS profiles for production.
Select standardised environmental tests suited to the mission profile.
Estimate in-use reliability and communicate results with their uncertainty.
Who it's for
- Reliability engineers seeking a rigorous command of accelerated testing.
- Environmental test engineers running thermal and vibration campaigns.
- Product quality engineers responsible for qualification and screening.
- Reliability data analysts working with life and field-failure data.
- Component qualification engineers in automotive, aerospace or medical electronics.
- Test laboratory managers planning HALT, HASS and life-test programmes.
- Engineering or science graduates looking to enter the automotive sector.
What you'll work with
- JEDEC JESD47 (stress-test-driven qualification of integrated circuits)
- JEDEC JESD22-A104 (temperature cycling)
- IEC 60068-2-14 (environmental testing, change of temperature)
- JEDEC JESD22-A108 (temperature, bias and operating life)
- JEDEC JESD22-A110 (highly accelerated temperature and humidity stress test, HAST)
- IEC 61649 (Weibull analysis)
- IEC 61164 (reliability growth, statistical test and estimation methods)
- AEC-Q100 (failure-mechanism-based stress test qualification for automotive integrated circuits)
- ReliaSoft Weibull++
- ReliaSoft ALTA
- Minitab
- R (WeibullR package)
- Python with reliability
8 modules
1.1Failure mechanisms in electronics1.2The bathtub curve and failure rates1.3Thermal, electrical and mechanical stress factors1.4Activation energy by mechanism1.5Coffin-Manson law for thermal fatigue1.6Peck model for humidity and temperature1.7Generalised Eyring model1.8Electromigration and Black's equation1.9Limits of validity of acceleration1.10Practical: calculating acceleration factors
2.1Formulation and physical meaning2.2Estimating the activation energy2.3Design of accelerated life tests2.4Choice of temperature levels2.5Extrapolation to use conditions2.6Uncertainty and bias in extrapolation2.7HTOL tests to JEDEC2.8Combination with other stress factors2.9Typical errors in applying the model2.10Workshop: fitting Arrhenius to life data
3.1Shape, scale and location parameters3.2Interpreting the beta parameter3.3Right-censored and interval-censored data3.4Median rank estimation3.5Maximum likelihood and confidence bounds3.6Weibull probability plots3.7Mixtures of failure modes3.8Lognormal and exponential distributions compared3.9Sample size and reliability demonstration3.10Lab: Weibull analysis with censored data
4.1Objectives and philosophy of HALT4.2Thermal shock and repetitive-shock vibration chambers4.3Cold and hot step stresses4.4Rapid thermal transitions4.5Six-degree-of-freedom random vibration4.6Combined stress tests4.7Operating and destruct limits4.8Root cause analysis during testing4.9Design ruggedisation actions4.10Case study: HALT campaign for a control board
5.1Differences between HASS, ESS and burn-in5.2Defining the screening profile5.3Proof of screen5.4Screening effectiveness and life consumed5.5HASA sampling audits5.6Cost of screening versus field failures5.7Adjusting the profile with production data5.8Integration into the manufacturing line5.9Outgoing quality indicators5.10Practical: designing a HASS profile
6.1Temperature cycling to JEDEC JESD22-A1046.2Damp heat and THB6.3Biased and unbiased HAST6.4Vibration and mechanical shock6.5Tests to IEC 60068-26.6Solder joint and BGA life testing6.7Factorial design of accelerated tests6.8Failure criteria and continuous monitoring6.9Component qualification reports6.10Lab: temperature cycling of solder joints
7.1Accelerated life testing (ALT) models7.2Life-stress relationship and degradation7.3Parametric degradation analysis7.4Crow-AMSAA reliability growth7.5Reliability of series and parallel systems7.6Prediction using field data7.7Warranties and cost of failures7.8Bayesian reliability with prior information7.9Communicating results to management7.10Case study: life prediction for a power converter
8.1Definition of the product and mission profile8.2Identification of dominant failure mechanisms8.3HALT plan and expected limits8.4Design of the HASS profile8.5Accelerated life test using Arrhenius8.6Weibull analysis of the results8.7Estimation of in-use reliability8.8Design and production recommendations8.9Report and presentation8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Delivered 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so the programme fits around your job.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is ReliaSoft Weibull++, ReliaSoft ALTA, Minitab, R (WeibullR package) and Python with reliability, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Testing is studied through real procedures: HALT campaigns in repetitive-shock vibration chambers, HASS screening on manufacturing lines and accelerated life tests with Arrhenius extrapolation. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final integrating project.
Standards covered: JEDEC JESD47, JEDEC JESD22-A104, IEC 60068-2-14, JEDEC JESD22-A108, JEDEC JESD22-A110, IEC 61649, IEC 61164, AEC-Q100.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
- English sufficient to read technical standards.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.
You work with ReliaSoft Weibull++, ReliaSoft ALTA, Minitab, R (WeibullR package) and Python with reliability, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.
A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.
Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.
Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the programme software, and English sufficient to read technical standards.
Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.
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