L. J. Andrews
ABSTRACT
Over the years there have been many outstanding papers which can be assembled under the collective title "Component Failure Analysis." Included in this group are the tube-life prediction tables, the derating charts for condensors, the maximum current versus useful life curves for diodes, etc.; and each company that has a customer service organization has in its files records loosely titled "Plug-in Failures, Their Cause and Cure." An examination of the records will show that in the majority of cases the "active" elements are at fault. Active elements are defined here as those elements which amplify a changed state of their inputs. It would seem, then, that the path to reliability is to remove as many active elements as possible from the system; that is, given some specific design problem, to time-share the active elements as much as possible in keeping with the flexibility required of the overall design. But this philosophy is not without its attendant apparent disadvantage. To use a minimum of active elements, a maximum of switching elements is required. To utilize the minimum active elements concept, a switching element approaching the ideal is required.
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