Faster processors, lowered power targets and shrinking technology have increased the complexity of integrated circuit (IC) reliability analysis. With the 20nm node becoming mainstream, IC design teams ...

The following research paper was discussed at the IEEE Workshop on Accelerated Stress Testing and Reliability. Learn what robust design and reliability engineering really is. Robust Design (RD) ...

The global modern industry is a massive operation that works on a scale almost impossible to comprehend. At every stage, it ...

Akshay Gaikwad is a distinguished reliability engineer with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. His academic excellence, demonstrated by a 3.78 GPA, ...

The field of engineering design increasingly relies on rigorous methods in reliability analysis and uncertainty quantification to ensure that structures, systems and materials perform as intended ...

Tactile switches with advanced contact materials improve signal integrity, durability, and lifecycle performance in demanding ...

• Weibull plots fit a curve through data, not data to a predetermined distribution’s curve. • After evaluating subsystems, their Weibull data is combined to represent the complete system. Weibull ...

Mission-critical facilities—encompassing data centers, biomedical manufacturing complexes, petrochemical refineries, and energy infrastructure—depend fundamentally upon the reliability and predictive ...

Siemens plans to integrate Aster's advanced "shift-left" design for test functionality into Siemens' Xpedition and Valor ...

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Circuit aging is emerging as a mandatory design concern across a swath of end markets, particularly in markets where advanced-node chips are expected to last for more than a few years. Some chipmakers ...