Design reliability

This article talks about what a PCB test point is, how it is used, and why it is important to the successful manufacturing of a printed circuit board.

In this blog, we compare FMECA vs fault tree analysis and answer the question of which one is better for your PCBA risk management. The answer may surprise you.

Knowing how to find a short circuit in your design can save you a lot of time and money. Let’s look at how to do this and what to look for.

Converting capacitance to impedance is a necessary requirement for accurate AC circuit analysis.

The use of a figure of merit in electronic systems, as we explain in this blog, can help you improve the cost-effectiveness of your PCBA development.

Using power flow calculations to optimize your signals during design, as discussed in this blog, can shave time and costs from your board development process.

PCB assembly cost is a crucial component of any PCB design project. Here are a few key considerations with regard to PCB assembly cost.

This article describes how Design for Reliability processes impact component selection and circuit design.

In most cases, a VDC output power supply is a simple AC-to-DC converter that has a power supply voltage of 110 or 220 VAC, which it converts into VDC.

The use of FMEA and FTA analyses benefit a company throughout the design process, manufacturing process, and in-field use of their products.

Is physical testing for reliability really necessary? In this blog, we show how to use failure oriented accelerated testing (FOAT) and save unnecessary time and costs.

Knowing and applying the types of FEA analysis discussed in this blog will improve your design’s manufacturability and reliability.

The Department of Defense is one of the biggest technology customers in the world. Landing a contract can make a company. It can also be a yoke around their neck.

At one time or another, we’ve all shuffled across a rug and touched a door handle or other metal object only to feel the zap of static electricity.

Have you ever dropped your phone? Of course, that is a rhetorical question. How many screens have I cracked (?) would be a better one. It is pretty amazing that the devices continued to work.

Doing special things with a circuit pattern is a hallmark of analog design. All of the important signals on the board added together are equal in importance to one net; that net is the ground net.

As PCB design increases in complexity, it is more important than ever that designers use ECAD-MCAD co-design of multi-board PCBs to shorten design schedules.