CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Consortium
One of the major efforts of the CALCE Center is the CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Consortium, a successful international industry-government-academic partnership, sponsored by over 100 major international organizations from all sectors of the electronics industry. Consortium research projects are performed on an annual basis and are developed in collaboration with the Consortium members. For more information or to access a complete list of current projects click here. Recent Consortium projects of particular interest to the computer and consumer electronics  industries are the following:

2005 Consortium Research Projects

• Effects of Manufacturing Variables on Quality and Durability of Lead Free Solder Joints Continuation of C04-26
• Accelerated Qualification of SAC Assembly: Combined Temperature Cycling & Vibration
• Reliability of SnAgCu Solder for High Temperature/High Power Assemblies
• Effect of Temperature Cycle on the Durability Lead Free Interconnects Sn-Ag-Cu and Sn-Ag ¨C Continued
• Durability of Reworked Pb-free and Mixed Pb-free/SnPb Solders Interconnects
• Degradation of BME Capacitors in Harsh Environments
• Remaining Life Assessment of Electronic Hardware
• Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring System
• Quantitative Assessment of Uncertainties in Health Monitoring of Electronics
• Decision Support for PHM - Meeting Prognostic Requirements
• Influence of Air Flow Arrangement on the Performance of Heat Sinks

2004 Consortium Research Projects

• Backplane Databuses for Modular Avionics
• Demonstration Integration of Design Refresh Costing and Design Refresh Planning
• A Decision Support Model That Explores the Applicability of Prognostic Health Management PHM to Electronic Systems
• Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring System
• Methodology for Equipment Manufacturer Intervention in their Supply Chain
• High Performance Cold Plates with Micro-Structured Grooved Surfaces
• Advanced Liquid Cooled Module for Cooling of High Flux Electronics
• Virtual Qualification of Subsystems at High Temperatures

2001 -2003 Consortium Research Projects

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