Regarding alternate certification bodies, the article “Spin-Offs,” in the August 2007 issue, mentions the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) as the most common ...

When working on electrical projects around the home—whether that’s troubleshooting an issue with your HVAC system, repairing an appliance, or testing a car battery—a multimeter is essential. These ...

Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know that, unfortunately, even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not ...

Thought to be dead but is live. Known to be live, but those involved do not have adequate training/appropriate equipment or have not taken adequate precautions. Fig. 1. Forty-eight percent of reported ...

As the semiconductor world excitingly explores the potential of new advanced package solutions for their intricate and novel designs, challenges arise from undetected defects caused by the complexity ...