Category Archives: Quality


Jun19
What Is EDX/EDS? A Beginner’s Guide to Elemental Analysis in Materials Science

Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS or EDX) is a common, non-destructive technique used in the industry to quickly identify the elemental composition of a sample’s surface. In electronics manufacturing and material analysis, knowing what elements are present is critical for quality … Continue reading

Jun12
Impact Drop Test Requirements in Electronic Product Development

During the design and verification phase of electronic products, an Impact Drop Test is a standard procedure. This test is generally divided into two phases: Product Drop Test – Testing the device without packaging. Packagage Drop Test – Evaluating the … Continue reading

Jun05
Tumble Test: How to Prevent PCB and BGA Failures in Electronics Manufacturing

From what I remember, one of the earliest and most frequent requests for tumble testing came from Motorola. Since some of Motorola’s mobile phones and products were designed for military use, their reliability and quality standards were exceptionally strict. However, … Continue reading

May29
Uncovering the Culprit: How CAF Turned Out to Be the Hidden Cause Behind PCB Micro-Shorts — From Suspicion and Analysis to Solutions

Workingbear’s company was having a tough time with a strange issue: intermittent micro-short circuits inside the layers of the PCB. Since the shorts didn’t show up near any components, it was really hard to figure out what was wrong. Recently, … Continue reading

May22
What is CAF (Conductive Anodic Filament) in PCBs? and How to Prevent It

One of our company’s products once experienced an issue called an “internal micro-short” in the printed circuit board (PCB). After investigation, we discovered the root cause was something called CAF (Conductive Anodic Filament). But let’s be honest—if you translate that … Continue reading