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

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a well‐established systematic approach that has evolved to address the complexities inherent in both healthcare and manufacturing sectors. In these ...

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Two expectations informed end-users have of electric motor service centers are reliable best practice repairs and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) to prevent recurring failures. Service centers ...

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 ...

Understanding failure modes, mechanisms, and root causes is critical in the manufacturing of semiconductors and electronic devices. Identifying the underlying cause of a failure not only helps prevent ...

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 ...

Failure analysis labs are becoming more fab-like, offering higher accuracy in locating failures and accelerating time-to-market of new devices. These labs historically have been used for ...

Even with simulation, critical failure modes like resonance-induced fatigue and connection looseness can emerge during ...

Requested by the Director of the National Science Foundation "Analysis of Cause(s) of Failure and Collapse of the 305-Meter Telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico" The committee will ...

What's needed to fill in the gaps in understanding GaN HEMTs and their catastrophic failures. Degradation mechanisms that plague GaN HEMTs. Why overvoltage ruggedness and surge-energy withstand go ...