Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is a systematic way of mapping your product’s early-warning system. It’s a process where design engineers make sure products not only do what they’re supposed ...

Problems and defects are expensive. Customers understandably place high expectations on manufacturers and service providers ...

FMEA is one of the most powerful approaches to safeguarding your projects from failures and defects. It isn’t a cakewalk to ...

This article provides insights into the importance of an IC’s pin failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to comply with functional-safety standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO... 1. FMEA and its ...

Reliability and safety are two inter-relatable terms that define the overall effectiveness of any working system ― be it an electrical system, mechanical system, or a combination of both. The concept ...

There’s no denying that digital engineering has transformed product development. Simulations accelerate design revisions, promote innovation through cost-efficient design exploration, and allow early ...

Even with technology changing faster than validation procedures can be rewritten, it still is possible to perform thorough product testing. With the ever-changing complexity of automotive electronics ...

Due to the increased complexity in safety-critical system hardware, software, and mechatronics, the functional safety development process must address systematic and random hardware failures. Numerous ...

When a chip malfunctions it’s the job of the failure analysis engineer to determine how it failed or significantly deviated from its key performance metrics. The cost of failure in the field can be ...