The Definitive Guide to an Electronic Assembly Design Review / 2
The main purpose of a design review is to predict potential risks and failures of a
specific product or component. For example, a typical design review should
begin with finding out as much information as possible about the product in
question. This includes determining the user of your product, the conditions the
product will be subjected to, how the product is expected to perform, its desired
life expectancy and more. This information will inform and facilitate your design
review process and clarify the conditions that the product will likely encounter
throughout its life cycle.
The design review process typically follows a series of nine steps:
Establish a reliability goal
Quantify the use environment
Circuit analysis
Bill of Material (BOM) component stress review
Printed circuit board (PCB) analysis
Design for manufacturability (DfM)
Sherlock Automated Design Analysis (ADA)
Reliability test plan development
Failure analysis
Once these steps are complete, the client receives an analysis of the conditions
causing failure. Potential solutions for that failure will also be provided such as
revised parts placement, new materials selection and more.
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