Using the exida Component Reliability Database for New Product Design and Development
by exida from IEEE Spectrum on (#5RRW4)
Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA) set the standard for calculating safety and reliability of automatic protection systems to IEC61508. FMEDA results, however, are only as good as the failure rate data that is used to create them. A new component reliability database (CRD) overcomes limitations and improves accuracy.