Semiconductor devices can fail for many reasons: manufacturing defects, electrical overstress, electrostatic discharge, contamination, packaging problems, excessive temperature, mechanical stress, aging or defects introduced during assembly.
Finding the actual cause of an IC failure, however, is rarely as simple as looking at the damaged device.
Semiconductor failure analysis
T2M, the world’s largest independent global semiconductor technology provider, announced the availability of Mindtree’s BQB (Bluetooth Qualification Body) qualified Bluetooth v5 Controller, Stack and Profiles (Declaration ID #D038059 and #D038060). This makes Mindtree the first company to qualify a full featured Bluetooth Low Energy 5 IP with TCRL 2 Specifications.
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HardwareBee, an independent hardware blog, launched today an online marketplace linking electronic design service providers and companies in search of development services. Covering electronic design services, FPGA design services, embedded software companies, PCB layout services, PCB assembly & manufacturing services, and turnkey service providers. The HardwareBee site allows companies to
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Advantest has announced a new programming environment, known as SmarTest 8, for the popular V93000 tester. As more and more users switch to SmarTest 8, it becomes important to have a vector translation tool capable of converting between popular vector formats and SmarTest 8.
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Amkor Technology, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that multiple factories have passed certification audits for IATF-16949:2016, a key certification required for manufacturers who supply products to the automotive market. IATF-16949:2016 replaces and supersedes the older ISO/TS-16949 standard.
For ASIC or IC, there are recommended environmental conditions for their storage which allows them to perform at proper functionally. However, it is well known that storage may not always be close to the recommended standard. This is where the high temperature storage life testing (HTSL reliability testing) comes into
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