The reliability of electronic assemblies is directly related to the failure rate: higher reliability means a lower failure rate of the drive system, as it reduces the probability of failure within a ...

Failure rate or base failure rate refers to the number of failures per unit of time, typically in terms of failures in time (FITs) equivalent to one failure in a billion hours, which can be expected ...

Seagate and Western Digital HDDs dominate reliability charts as aging drives stumble and storage prices surge again ...

Rigorous assessment of system components is a cornerstone of reliable nuclear power plant operations and key to the long-term sustainability of the industry. A three-year IAEA Coordinated Research ...

In this podcast, we talk to Rainer Kaese, senior manager of business development for hard disk drives at Toshiba Electronics Europe, about hard disk drive (HDD) metrics. In particular, he takes apart ...

This article provides insights into the importance of an IC’s pin failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to comply with functional-safety standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO... 1. FMEA and its ...

In its annual report, cloud provider Backblaze shows which hard drives are reliable, which show weaknesses, and how failure rates are developing.