With the drive for digitalization and the Internet of Things the expression “Content is King”, coined by Bill Gates, has now been replaced by “Data is King”. This is especially TRUE in functional safety where the safety and reliability predictions generated from a Failure Modes, Effects & Diagnostics Analysis…
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Entries tagged with: FMEDAx
- by Todd Stauffer
- Thursday, August 12, 2021
- Software
“Data is King” – Introducing the Sovereign of Component Reliability Databases
- by Valerie Motto
- Monday, June 16, 2025
- Functional Safety
A Component Reliability Data Source Must Include Useful Life
In exida’s Component Reliability Database (CRD), every component includes a Useful Life expressed in years and/or cycles.
Understanding Useful Life
This post, drawing from exida's whitepaper [1] on how environmental factors impact component reliability, shows how Useful Life, like failure rates, is affected by factors such as temperature…
- by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
- Wednesday, May 24, 2023
- Functional Safety
FMEDA Webinar Series Playlist Now Available
As the inventor of the FMEDA process, our experts planned a series of eight webinars introducing FMEDA concepts and methods available in the Youtube playlist below.
The series starts with an introduction for the beginner, quickly moves to medium level topics, and finally, at the end, covers the more…
- by Todd Stauffer
- Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- Functional Safety
Stress vs. Strength: The Foundation of Component Reliability in FMEDA
The So What:
Your product's safety and reliability depend on the constant battle between component stress and strength throughout its useful lifetime. This dynamic is influenced by everything from design and manufacturing to usage and environment. Crucially, without…