Even the least reliable carmakers are gaining ground on the perennial reliability leaders, Toyota and Honda. Volvo has made the most dramatic improvement over the past decade, but almost all ...

Buyers are frequently attracted to the first year of a major redesign by new styling, updated technology, and the appeal of being early adopters. However, the first production run of a newly ...

Reliability and safety are two inter-relatable terms that define the overall effectiveness of any working system ― be it an electrical system, mechanical system, or a combination of both. The concept ...

A new automotive “lemon list” is warning drivers about several redesigned vehicles that may already be showing signs of ...

Demand for lower defect rates and higher yields is increasing, in part because chips are now being used for safety- and mission-critical applications, and in part because it’s a way of offsetting ...

Widely accepted wisdom has it that electric vehicles are easier to maintain than those with internal combustion powertrains. It seems intuitive—EVs have many fewer moving parts than cars that have to ...

As the semiconductor industry continues its relentless march towards smaller process nodes and more complex integrated circuits (ICs), the challenge of ensuring reliability has become increasingly ...

For decades, megaprojects in every industry have been designed to provide specific functionality or value with delivery and commissioning as the end goal. Large process and refinery projects, such as ...

IC reliability in the past few decades has generally been very very good compared to decades before. If EVs were replacing ICs like 20 or 30 years ago they might get a big reliability head start, but ...