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8 A Workflow Combining Ansys Sherlock, Icepak, and Mechanical to Evaluate the Reliability of Electronic Systems / Summary The workflow outlined here highlights how incorporating thermal simulation, electrical simulation, mechanical simulation, and reliability physics during the design phase can provide significant information about the expected reliability behavior of an electronic product. This Multiphysics workflow also opens the door for the incorporation of additional simulation tools to further refine the reliability predictions, such as digital twin workflows to analyze predicted reliability in real-time for specific fielded components. It should also be noted that, because this is a hypothetical analysis, certain potentially significant conservative assumptions were made regarding component inputs, such as component and PCBA material properties. As a result, these predictions may not reflect the exact reliability behavior of the Galileo board in these conditions. A potential next step in this analysis after some design decisions are made could be to refine simulations and resulting reliability predictions with material testing. Any and all ANSYS, Inc. brand, product, service and feature names, logos and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of ANSYS, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. All other brand, product, service and feature names or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ANSYS, Inc. Southpointe 2600 Ansys Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317 U.S.A. 724.746.3304 ansysinfo@ansys.com © 2020 ANSYS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a product where Ansys software played a critical role in its creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. We help the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.