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 ...

DALLAS — Reliability experts are waving red flags about a little understood problem — negative bias temperature instability — that can cause significant delays to CMOS circuits. The delays increase ...

The cost of an error depends on where you catch it. In DfR programs, the design phase is a good place to start. When a global medical device company needed help ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Imagine your morning commute. You exit the highway and tap the brakes, but nothing happens.

Process industries need accurate, real-time control systems that are failure-proof and degradation-resistant, emphasizing design and component choices within cost limits. When it comes to ...

Greg Evans, CEO of WelComm Inc. and PSMA Marketing Committee member, contributed to this article. For nearly two decades now, digital implementations of power-supply designs have been implemented in ...

Consumer Reports is out with a survey that finds that electric vehicle owners had roughly 80% more problems than owners of conventional vehicles. Consumer Reports is out with a new survey that ...

Reliability is expected from every manufactured product, but achieving reliability in an age of changing technology and increased product complexity can prove to be a challenge. That was the ...