Avoiding reliability risks: Tips to consider in electronic design
As devices and systems become faster, more compact and increasingly powerful, ensuring dependable performance is key. As a result, engineers and system architects often find themselves negotiating between cost parameters, business specifications. and market expectations to achieve product reliability.
Product reliability is no longer a premium; it’s a necessity across industries—one that’s directly tied to a brand's reputation. This is why perceived reliability shortcomings can significantly impact a brand's image, product success and technology adoption. Despite these effects, a recent Molex Reliability and Hardware Design Survey found that only a small fraction of today’s engineers and system architects consider reliability a top priority when making complex design tradeoffs.
Conducted in October of 2023, this survey reflects input from 756 qualified system architects, engineers and engineering managers around the world who shared their perspectives on building reliable product solutions. Represented industries included automotive/transportation, consumer electronics, data center, defense/aerospace, healthcare, industrial, telecommunications and more. Read on to explore respondent insights and related approaches that can help make sure design requirements are met while avoiding reliability compromises.
Collaborating with Customers to Optimize Reliability
As engineers grapple with increasingly complex reliability challenges, it’s clear that experienced providers like Molex and Arrow play a critical role. An overwhelming 91% of survey respondents agreed that trusted and proven suppliers are essential to achieving product reliability.
Molex and Arrow are well-versed in helping customers tackle reliability-related challenges. Our collective diverse history across industries, global engineering teams, consultative approach and ongoing customer commitment equip design engineers and system architects for success. Together, we specialize in helping today’s customers navigate complex tradeoffs without compromising the need to prioritize reliability.
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