NXP Semiconductors’ HEF4000 series is one of the of the oldest CMOS logic families but are still widely used in many new designs because of its wide operating voltage, low power consumption, and ...

Failure Mode, Mechanism and Effect Analysis (FMMEA) is a reliability analysis method which is used to study possible failure modes, failure mechanisms of each component, and to identify the effects of ...

If you’ve ever had to create a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA), you know how difficult and painstaking a task it can be. But FMEDAs are essential in ensuring that your SoCs ...

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 ...

Part 3 is the last part in this article series discussing how Analog Devices’ safety application notes provide critical information needed for technical safety analysis by system integrators designing ...

SoCs targeting automotive applications are required to meet certain safety and quality standards as described in ISO 26262. A quantitative approach to safety analysis involves performing Failure Mode ...

No public official envisions his or her career being defined by a spectacular failure that occurs when something or someone drops between the cracks of a government organization's processes. Yet ...