2010 Exceptional Technical Achievement Award

Prof. Pecht received the annual award in recognition of over 20 years of contributions to the area of electronics reliability, which includes his development of the field of prognostics for electronics. With prognostics for electronics, Prof. Pecht introduced models that enable in-situ assessment of the degradation of a product from expected normal operating conditions as well as the prediction of its future reliability. Prof. Pecht’s contributions have been presented through a multitude of invited talks, short courses, articles, book chapters, handbooks and books designed to reach a global audience. The CPMT Exceptional Technical Achievement Award recognizes individual or group achievements in the fields of components, packaging and manufacturing technology