Application of machine learning algorithms in prognostics and health monitoring of electronic systems: A review

In the modern age of digitalization, electronics are fundamental to any engineering system. With the current strong focus on the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles and Industry 4.0, reliable electronics are gaining crucial importance. Predicting the health of complex systems is able to avoid catastrophic failures. Prognostic and Health Monitoring (PHM) approaches are an important step toward trustable and reliable electronics. Nowadays, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms are integrated into PHM approaches, enabling complex fault diagnosis. In this contribution, we provide an overview of the application of intelligent algorithms in PHM of electronics in a systematic manner. The challenges of prognostics in electronics are provided and a detailed overview of the available PHM precursors for various electronic components and the associated selection process is given. Based on the literature review conducted, the main research challenges with ML algorithms in PHM are discussed along with performances of each model.