Connector Reliability Whitepaper (2016)

iNEMI Connector Reliability Test Recommendations Project Report

The iNEMI Connector Reliability Test Recommendations Project was organized to address the need for a standardized reliability qualification method for connectors. The project team reviewed current standards pertaining to connector reliability and also conducted an industry-wide connector reliability survey to determine common metrics for connector reliability guidelines across the industry.

This whitepaper summarizes their findings and reviews a multi-level interconnect hierarchy and a matrix of application classes defined by the team. It also discusses possible connector reliability test strategies based on the interconnect hierarchy developed.