Reliability certification refers to the process in which an authoritative third-party body conducts scientific testing, evaluation and audit in accordance with relevant standards, verifies the capability of a product/system to steadily perform its functions under specified conditions and within a defined timeframe, and issues a certification certificate, aiming to mitigate risks and enhance market competitiveness.
It delivers remarkable value: Enterprises can identify product defects, obtain authoritative endorsement and break down trade barriers through certification; end users can avoid purchasing inferior goods and ensure safety by referring to certification; the industry can foster healthy competition relying on such certification. Its core testing falls into four categories: environmental reliability testing evaluates stability under extreme environments; lifespan reliability testing assesses durability; performance reliability testing ensures indicators remain within deviation limits; safety reliability testing prevents accidents caused by failures.
The standard system comprises three types: international standards (e.g., IEC, ISO standards), national/regional standards (e.g., Chinese GB/T standards, EU CE harmonized standards), and industry-specific standards (e.g., aerospace MIL-STD standards). The whole process includes five steps: application, sample submission for testing, factory audit (as required), conformity judgment & certification issuance, and surveillance & maintenance.
It differs from quality certification. The former is outcome-based certification for the actual service performance of products, while the latter certifies an enterprise’s quality management process; the two types of certification are often applied in combination. In sectors with stringent requirements for stability and safety such as electronic & electrical products, automotive industry, industrial equipment, medical devices, and aerospace, reliability certification is mostly a mandatory access threshold.
HuaWayDa boasts a complete range of certification programs and a professional audit team, capable of providing customers with reliability certification at wafer level, product level, system level and package level. Equipped with a full spectrum of testing instruments, we offer automotive electronic certification compliant with AEC-Q100/101/102/104 as well as mass production services for ICs, power devices and system components.
Our test scope covers High Temperature Operating Life (HTOL), BLT, Early Life Failure Rate (ELFR), Biased Highly Accelerated Stress Test (BHAST), THB, High Temperature Storage Life (HTSL), High Temperature Reverse Bias (HTRB)/High Temperature Gate Bias (HTGB), High Humidity High Temperature Reverse Bias (H3TRB), IOL, Power Cycling, Temperature Cycling (TC), Board-level TC, Pressure Cooker Test (PCT), Pre-conditioning, solderability & solder heat resistance test, Scanning Acoustic Tomography (SAT), Drop Test, Vibration Test, EMC and full sets of automotive-grade reliability certification services.
