In 2018, I had to replace some failed components on a 25-year-old HP34401A DMM. Two capacitors failed, taking out diodes as well. That was the third instance of having to replace failed capacitors ...
A new software tool introduced on Monday by Synopsys promises to improve the reliability and safety of chips designed for areas ranging from automotive and medical to the aerospace and defense sectors ...
As the semiconductor industry continues its relentless march towards smaller process nodes and more complex integrated circuits (ICs), the challenge of ensuring reliability has become increasingly ...
If you're connected in any way with chip design or manufacturing, you're heard the term design-for-manufacturing–DFM–repeatedly. But have you heard of DFR? I'll bet not, since there aren't a lot of ...
With today’s powerful computational resources, digital design is increasingly used earlier in the design cycle to predict zero-hour nominal performance and to assess reliability. The methodology ...
Reliability of critical assets is becoming crucial in getting a final product design especially on long term programs. Situation where harsh environments and critical infrastructures are involved are ...
What unreliable components to consider removing from electronic designs. High-reliability circuit designs and best practices for PCB layout and wiring. How to implement software techniques that ...