MTBF/FIT estimator
The purpose of qualification testing is to determine the life of a product, and most device lifetimes can be represented by this simple curve from the potential early fail rates to the eventual life wear out.
Mean Time Between Fails (MTBF) and Failures in Time (FIT) rates are typical statistics customers ask for when inquiring about a device’s reliability. These measures of a product’s life are calculated via the data taken to understand these questions. These values are calculated by TI’s internal reliability testing.
TI’s MTBF/FIT estimator search tool allows you to find generic data based on technology groupings to estimate these typical questions and shows conditions under which the rates were derived.
Simply enter a part number, and the tool will present the data. All terms used in the tool and definitions can be found on our reliability terminology page.
The following failure rates are summarized by technology and mapped to the associated material part numbers. The failure rates are highly dependent on the number of units tested, therefore, it is not recommended to compare failure rates.
| MTBF / FIT | MTBF / FIT supporting data | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part number | MTBF | FIT | Usage temp (°C) | Conf level (%) | Activation energy (eV) | Test temp (°C) | Test duration (hours) | Sample size | Fails | Additional comments |
| TPS3803-01DCKR | 1.61x 10 9 | 0.6 | 55 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 125 | 1000 | 18799 | 0 | - |
Definition of Table Terminology
Part #:The TI orderable part number
MTBF: Mean Time Between Failures
FIT: Failures-in-Time. The number of failures per 1E9 device-hours
Conf level %: Statistical confidence level
Test temp (°C): Temperature at which the stress test is performed
Sample size: Sample size is how many units were tested and would be based on the normalized value for duration
Fails: The number of failures per test
Usage temp (°C): Estimated usage temperature
Activation energy (eV): Energy in electron volts (eV) for a particular process to occur
Test duration (hrs): Test duration is a field that comes from the qualification testing of a product. Since more than one test is conducted and the duration varies, this field will be normalized based on calculations using temp, quantity and fails. This value would be equivalent unit hours.
NA: Not Applicable
TBD: To Be Determined
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