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Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Some companies use vertical integration to enter higher growth businesses and gain higher margins. Attractive business opportunities often appear just beyond one's stage in a value chain, leading companies to grasp for ...
A study of fretting fatigue in aircraft components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This thesis presents theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to the problem of fretting fatigue in materials systems relevant to aircraft components. The basic contact mechanics for fretting fatigue in a ...
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) structures for thin film property measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are becoming the bases for an important industry with potential applications in numerous fields. The current study explores the use of MEMS-based, electrically-actuated structures to ...
Thermal boundary conditions for heat pipe assisted crystal growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Porous silicon surface passivation and optical properties
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
Study of waveguide and anisotropy effects upon surface acoustic wave velocities in thin films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering (ISTS) is an in-situ non-destructive characterization technique based on laser excitation and detection of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) for mechanical properties of thin metal films ...
Underfill material selection for flip chip technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Six underfill materials were examined for the selection of an appropriate underfill material for Digital Equipment Corporation's flip chip development project. Several tests were performed to determine the material properties, ...
Mixing in granular systems and applied coating technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The purpose of this thesis was to augment the research conducted by Dr. William Rowe, providing further understanding of the process parameters involved in bulk coatings utilizing sodium silicate slurries, and a basic ...
Investigation of phase separation in GaInAsSb using transmission electron microscopy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Mathematical and physical modelling of directional solidification of aerospace alloys
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)