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The main application for High Reliability (Hi-Rel) RF/microwave amplifiers is for military, defense, aerospace, and other critical applications where device reliability is otherwise mission critical. In essence, a Hi-Rel Amplifier is just an amplifier that meets one or more military standards for reliability. In order to ensure device and system reliability, the US military developed ..

MIL-DTL-17, formerly known as MIL-C-17, is the US military specification (MIL-SPEC) that defines the standards and procedures for qualifying and verifying flexible and semi-rigid coaxial cable for Hi-Rel applications. Because of the rigorous requirements of MIL-DTL-17, many applications that require high reliability (Hi-Rel) coaxial cable may opt for, or require, MIL-DTL-17 coax. There are many ..

It is common to see high reliability (Hi-Rel) labelled electronic components and devices in virtually every automotive, industrial, avionics, military, and space application. Obviously, these applications have widely different standards and expectations for reliability. For example, an automotive device may have an expected failure rate over 5 years that is orders of magnitude less than ..