Author: gighz social

Do you know the fastest way to derail an automotive launch? Well, it’s definitely failing the automotive EMC certification and that too at the final compliance stage. Apparently, It’s not just a re-test fee or lab booking headache.Rather, it delays the entire launch. Plus, it halts production lines and supplier penalties. Also,  a major hit on the…

Well, it was just a pad! That too just a single one! So, the board looked fine and the design passed the initial DRC. Also, the prototype even powered up. But one single misaligned pad in a critical IC footprint caused a full system failure after final assembly. Consequently, the part overheated, the board failed up and…