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Failure Analysis

Finding out what went wrong in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
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Failure analysis has been about finding out what went wrong in semiconductor design and manufacturing. Different approaches, tools and equipment have improved over the decades, most recently with in-circuit monitoring, new equipment to test and inspect more circuits in parallel, and more data analysis to find patterns and improve coverage. But chipmakers and systems companies now are more dependent on failure analysis for everything from digital to analog ICs and IP, and they are applying it to multiple devices in a package, as well.