When selecting a servo gearbox for a motion control system, backlash is the feature commonly used for precision. Understanding total lost motion and how it affects overall precision can help you … [Read more...] about Beyond Backlash: Gearbox Precision and Total Lost Motion
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Gases related to outdoor air and technologies for detecting, measuring and cleaning the air we breathe
This white paper covers generalities of Outdoor Air Quality (OAQ). It focuses on gases that significantly influence the outdoor air, especially nitrogen oxides (NOX) and ozone (O3). A description of … [Read more...] about Gases related to outdoor air and technologies for detecting, measuring and cleaning the air we breathe
Calibre in the Cloud: Unlocking massive scaling and cost efficiencies
As companies look to leverage cloud capacity for faster turnaround times on advanced process node designs, they can be confident that running Calibre in the cloud provides the same sign-off … [Read more...] about Calibre in the Cloud: Unlocking massive scaling and cost efficiencies
Critical area based test pattern optimization for high-quality test
Among the challenges for DFT engineers is how to set a target metric for ATPG and how to choose the best set of patterns. Traditional coverage targets based on the number of faults detected doesn’t … [Read more...] about Critical area based test pattern optimization for high-quality test
Design for Interlocking Parts: Innovative Designs
This chapter is intended as a design-oriented tool that combines reference, instruction, and inspiration, and should remain relevant as digital manufacturing processes and technologies continue to … [Read more...] about Design for Interlocking Parts: Innovative Designs
Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach
Burgeoning complexity, both in systems-on-chip (SoCs) and in the embedded systems they enable, poses a challenge for the semiconductor industry. In this paper, we outline the multi-dimensional nature … [Read more...] about Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach
Streaming Scan Network: A no-compromise approach to DFT
The increasing complexity in large System on Chip (SoC) designs presents challenges to design-for-test (DFT). Using Tessent Streaming Scan Network (SSN) technology eliminates the difficult and costly … [Read more...] about Streaming Scan Network: A no-compromise approach to DFT
General Recommendations for 3D Printing Processes: Tuning Your HP MJF to the Design
When using HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology, there are general recommendations to follow to optimize the printing process, keep the printer in top condition, and obtain the desired … [Read more...] about General Recommendations for 3D Printing Processes: Tuning Your HP MJF to the Design
Best practices: Design Guidelines for HP MJF 3D Printing
As with other 3D printing technologies, there is a set of recommendations to follow when designing for HP Multi Jet Fusion technology to ensure parts and features are printed to … [Read more...] about Best practices: Design Guidelines for HP MJF 3D Printing
What does MBD mean?
Model-based definition, or MBD, is the practice of documenting the information necessary to manufacture and inspect parts and assemblies in 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models, as opposed to 2D … [Read more...] about What does MBD mean?