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FTIR Services in the Electronics Failure Analysis Lab

Spirit Electronics offers Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy, or FTIR services when performing root cause analysis on the failure of an electronic component. What is Fourier Transform Infrared? Fourier Transform Infrared analysis, also commonly referred to as FTIR Spectroscopy,  is a

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Semiconductor Failure Analysis Techniques

Semiconductor Failure Analysis – Enhancing Reliability Semiconductor failure analysis occupies a prominent position among high-tech fabricators. Even the most sophisticated ICs fail, and when they do, it’s critical that engineers and fabricators discover the root causes of the failure, so

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Device Physical Analysis

Common Types of IC Defects and Failures

Every IC defects and failures analysis project is unique; rarely, if ever, will an analyst come across a defect that is exactly identical to one found on a previous project. The wide range of process types, device applications, and conditions

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Electron Microscopy Services for Intellectual Property (IP) Analysis

Electron microscopy services can provide key data for many types of intellectual property (IP) analysis including patent research, reverse engineering, and microelectronics IP infringement analysis, to name just a few. This post explores how electron microscopy supports electronics intellectual property analysis.

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What can Acoustic Microscopy do for you?

Analogy Time Consider something like automobile production in the United States. It stands at about 12,000,000 cars per year. If 99.9% came off the assembly line in perfect condition and ready-to-drive that would look pretty good on paper. Except, perhaps,

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