This article is a condensed version of an article that appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of Chip Scale Review. Adapted with permission. Read the original ...

Testing verifies that protection schemes meet their intended purpose, ensuring safety and system integrity. Function testing involves manual or electrical manipulation of components to confirm signal ...

As semiconductor devices continue to advance, the demand for reliable, high-performance test sockets has never been greater. Yet, traditional socket design validation methods—such as per-pin ...

Even with technology changing faster than validation procedures can be rewritten, it still is possible to perform thorough product testing. With the ever-changing complexity of automotive electronics ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issues initial licenses for commercial nuclear power plants for 40 years of operation – a period originally based on economic and antitrust considerations, ...

Software testing, verification and validation form the backbone of modern software quality assurance. These interrelated activities ensure that a software system accurately implements its intended ...

A medical device's package plays a key role in safely delivering treatment to patients. It must ensure the integrity of the device from the point of manufacture to the point of final use. In addition, ...

Representing the most recent generation of double-data-rate (DDR) SDRAM memory, DDR4 and low-power LPDDR4 together provide improvements in speed, density, and power over DDR3. However, such speed and ...

One of my more aspirational career goals has been to increase the efficiency of validation testing without lowering the quality. Testing of automated systems is essential to ensure quality in both the ...

Computerized systems are those which comprise the components shown in Figure 1.1, namely, a computer system and a controlled function which is operating within its specified working environment. The ...