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Is infrared photoemission from silicon used in IC manufacturing diagnostics?

In the video Why all solar panels are secretly LEDs (and all LEDs are secretly solar panels) a silicon photovoltaic cell from a calculator is purposefully damaged and then a 36 V bias is applied. When ...
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logic level conversions for opto-isolators in digital input acquisition

This isn't my usual job, I'm not an EE, but I want to give it shot... This question concerns developing an interface board to connect a device (DUT) to a test system in a manufacturing scenario. ...
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CE certification

One of the required CE test technical files is "Test Reports". This document has to be provided to the test agency. Does anyone know what data should be included in this document? Here are the ...
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Controlling the number of devices manufactured by a licensed manufacturer

Problem A small company is trying to outsource manufacturing to a small 3rd party factory. The products are consumer grade electronic devices and do not require any special certification besides CE ...
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How to prevent or detect counterfeit parts from distributors and manufacturers?

I am brand new to EE/ECE. My understanding is that, with distributors, you do pay a premium on the parts you order from them, but bundled with that premium is some kind of protection against ...
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Optimizing product tests?

I'm currently working for a company where I design and implement an automated test program to test our products. Currently our tests take quite a bit of time (several minutes per unit) and need to ...
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Testing plan for flat flexible cable (FFC) connector

I'm taking an assembly of three boards to a small production run. There's a main board (n=25) and a satellite sensor board (n=100). The sensor board connects to an adapter board, which simply ...
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