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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180061
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... Abstract Statistics, data analysis, root cause analysis, and problem-solving processes play a key role in failure investigations. This chapter explains how to collect failure investigation data, how to build and maintain a database for company-related failures, and how to use corresponding...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 November 2013
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.uhcf3.t53630xvi
EISBN: 978-1-62708-270-9
... variety of factors, and many failures are the result of multiple related factors. In a larger, more encompassing context, failure can be defined as “the inability of a component, machine, process, or culture/thinking to function properly” ( Ref 2 ). A failure is not just a broken part but can...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2009
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.sfa.t52780075
EISBN: 978-1-62708-268-6
...). The failure analysis team may find sloppiness or errors in the inspection documentation, again suggesting an inspection escape. Inspection records: In a manner similar to that described previously, most companies retain their inspection records to show that the products and materials they used met all...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2009
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.sfa.t52780081
EISBN: 978-1-62708-268-6
... with suppliers if the suppliers provide items related to hypothesized failure causes. Sometimes, the purchasing department changes suppliers. Such information is not always readily apparent (even if the company investigating the failure is the one that made the switch in suppliers). Subtier suppliers can also...
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By Arpan Bhattacherjee, Martin Parley
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.mfadr7.t91110262
EISBN: 978-1-62708-247-1
... and fabless companies rely on FA results to build defect pareto charts and identify problems that have the most impact to manufacturing yield ramp. Figure 2 Typical IC manufacturing time to market cycle Time to market can be shortened by finding root cause failures earlier and implementing...
Book Chapter

Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180029
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... Abstract Many companies conduct only metallurgical evaluations in the wake of failures, discovering nothing more than the physical mechanism by which the failure occurred. The origin of failures, however, is often complex, involving not only physical mechanisms, but also human behavior...
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By Detlef Smolarek
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ex2.t69980551
EISBN: 978-1-62708-342-3
.... In addition to the product and service provided, the customer considers the social and corporation aspects of the company. This includes the social politics, integration into the region, and environmental issues. The quality of a company is the sum of these properties. It can be used as a yardstick...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180127
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... Abstract This chapter describes some common pitfalls encountered in failure investigations and provides guidance to help engineers recognize processes and “quick fixes” that companies often try to substitute for failure analysis. It discusses three important skills and characteristics...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 2019
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.mfadr7.t91110673
EISBN: 978-1-62708-247-1
... of its systems. This brought about the need for analysis capabilities to understand failure mechanisms associated with these integrated circuits. As these parts grew in popularity, the requirement for failure analysis grew. During the late 1960’s many companies began taking the first steps toward...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180091
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... corrective action(s). Evaluate the effectiveness of the selected corrective action(s). The first five steps relate to steps 1 and 2 of the four-step problem-solving process discussed in Chapter 3 . The next four steps relate to steps 3 and 4 of the four-step problem-solving process. Many failure...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 1985
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.sagf.t63420027
EISBN: 978-1-62708-452-9
... Abstract This chapter provides an overview of environmental factors when studying a gear failure. Environmental factors discussed are lubrication, temperature, and mechanical stability. failure analysis gears lubrication mechanical stability temperature Environment is a set...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... it to failure. Learning the proper steps for organizing a failure investigation ensures success. Failure investigation crosses company functional boundaries and is an integral component of any design or manufacturing business operation. However, a poorly organized investigation may not provide the necessary...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.t59250187
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
... were $25 million, the top executives received bonuses of $14 million. The press and Wall Street condemned the secret bonus plan, both for the extreme bonuses and for the company’s failure to reveal this information to the shareholders and to the public. FIG. 11.8 Eugene Grace was president...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.t59250207
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
... industrywide problems and failures that had existed for many years. Among them were poor labor relations, delayed modernization, an unbalanced product mix, and inconvenient mill locations in relation to the market. Other problems included steady price increases to cover union contracts rather than productivity...
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By Charles R. Simcoe
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.9781627082877
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
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By Yan Pan, Rommel Estores
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.edfatr.t56090069
EISBN: 978-1-62708-462-8
... many challenges for yield ramp and diagnostics. This chapter examines these challenges and the growing demand for innovative solutions to help failure analysts quickly and accurately isolate faults. It also assesses the capabilities and future potential of ATPG scan diagnostics, streaming scan networks...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.cfap.t69780343
EISBN: 978-1-62708-281-5
... Note: See Fig. 2 . PE, polyethylene; PP, polypropylene; PVC, polyvinyl chloride; PA, polyamide; PI, polyimide; PET, polyethylene terephthalate. Dacron, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. A brief scheme of structure analysis as it relates to material failure is presented in Table 2 . The examples...
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By Dennis McGarry
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2005
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.horfi.t51180151
EISBN: 978-1-62708-256-3
... of a failure to the person or company destroying the evidence, even though they may not have caused the original failure. The goal of every failure analyst is to determine not only the fracture mechanism that results in the failure but also the root cause of the failure. Often the root cause is related...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 2012
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ffub.t53610001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-303-4
..., if other time-related failure modes occur concomitantly with repeated loads and interact synergistically, then the task becomes even more challenging. Inasmuch as humans always desire to use more goods and place more demands on the things we can design and produce, the challenge of fatigue is always going...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 September 2008
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.fahtsc.t51130311
EISBN: 978-1-62708-284-6
... Abstract This chapter focuses on the failure aspects of tool steels. The discussion covers the classification, chemical composition, main characteristics, and several failures of tool steels and their relation to heat treatment. The tool steels covered are hot work, cold work, plastic mold...