Sandia National Labs has created a new short course on MEMS reliability. This one-day class is scheduled for June 25 in Albuquerque NM. More information is located on the Sandia MEMS web page: www.mdl.sandia.gov Choose "Intelligent Micromachines" and then choose the "Short Courses" button to find more details. Vic Yarberry Sandia National Labs -----Original Message----- From: Christophe Gorecki [mailto:christophe.gorecki@univ-fcomte.fr] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 2:38 AM To: MEMS@ISI.EDU Subject: Mems reliability Dear MEMS collegues: I research the bibliography concerning a general characterisation of MEMS reliability (parameters to measure/measuring techniques) based on 1. Improving of the design 2. Diagnostics during the manufacturing: 3. Diagnostics during the use. Does anyone know the publications or web adresses to extract these informations ? Thank you very match; Best regards C. Gorecki -- ******************************************************************* Dr. Christophe Gorecki, CNRS Senior Researcher Laboratoire d'Optique P.M. Duffieux, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques 16 route de Gray, 25030 Besancon, France Tel: +33-3-81666594, fax: +33-3-81666423 e-mail: christophe.gorecki@univ-fcomte.fr