This paper is concerned with the sensitivity of the dynamic response of printed wiring boards (PWB). A general method to study the sensitivity of the response of the board as a function of the variability of the design variables is presented. The method, which is based on a probabilistic approach, assumes that the design variables belong to a given interval and follow a known probabilistic distribution.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Topics:
Dynamic response, Printed circuit boards, Design
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