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227-0376-00L 4 Credits MSC D-ITET

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Reliability of Electronic Equipment and Systems

Zuverlässigkeit von Schaltungen und Systemen

Lecturers & Examiners: Marcel Held, Dr. Urs Sennhauser

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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:28:40

Abstract

Reliability and availability are basic properties for safe and sustainable products in communications, energy and medical technology, air and space applications, and electronics. They are described as stochastic and physical processes and have to be optimized with functionality, environmental impact and life cycle costs in development phase already. The required basics will be taught.

Objective

Introduction to the concepts and methods of systems engineering for the design and production of reliable devices, equipment, and systems.

Content

Quality assurance of technical systems (introduction); introduction to stochastic processes; reliability analysis; design and investigation of fault-tolerant structures; component selection and qualification; maintainability analysis (introduction); software quality; design rules for reliability, maintainability, and software quality; availability analysis (introduction); reliability tests (introduction).

Resources

Lecture Notes

Copies of relevant transparencies and additional tables

Literature

Quality and Reliability of Technical Systems, Springer, 1997; extended summaries of all topics considered.

General Information

Language: German
Levels: MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: session examination
Mode: oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
lecture	Zuverlässigkeit von Schaltungen und Systemen	Mon 10:15-12:00 (ETZ E 7)	2 h weekly
exercise	Zuverlässigkeit von Schaltungen und Systemen	Mon 12:15-13:00 (ETZ E 7)	1 h weekly

Offered In

Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Master
- Majors
  - Micro- and Optoelectronics
    - Minor Subjects (These courses are recommended, but you are free to choose courses from any other major.)
  - Electrical Power Systems and Mechatronics
    - Minor Subjects (These courses are recommended, but you are free to choose courses from any other major.)