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Browning Trail Camera Recon Force Failures
Gideon received several Browning BTC-7-4K-Edge cameras from the field. The cameras were dead on arrival. The objective was to find the cause …
February 15, 2024Failure Analysis of STMicroelectronics STW37N60DM2AG 600V MOSFETs
Gideon received six failed STMicroelectronics STW37N60DM2AG 600V MOSFETs for failure analysis. These high voltage N-channel Power MOSFET are …
January 14, 2020Failure Analysis of Vishay SQD50P04-13L MOSFET (Part 2)
1 Circuit Analysis 1.1 Device Failures and Circuit Description The failing units have repeatedly experienced failures of Vishay SQD50P04-13 …
November 7, 2019Failure Analysis of Vishay SQD50P04-13L MOSFET (Part 1)
Gideon was asked to perform a failure analysis on two Vishay SQD50P04-13L MOSFETs in TO-252 packages. The failed MOSFETs arrived on two …
November 4, 2019Avago Optocoupler HCPL-2202 Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several Avago HCPL-2202 Optocouplers for failure analysis. These optocouplers have a totem pole …
June 18, 2019Failed Cortina WJLXT971ALCA4e3 IC on PCB
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received 20 failed Cortina WJLXT971ALCA4e3 Ethernet ICs to analyze. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are a set of …
June 18, 2019Failure Analysis of TI TPS767D301 Voltage Regulator
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one TI TPS767D301 dual-output low-dropout voltage regulator with a ground to reset short The TI …
June 18, 2019Failure Analysis on RY4S-UAC110-120V Power Relay
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several RY4S-UAC110-120V power relays for failure analysis. A relay is an electrically operated …
June 18, 2019Failure Analysis on TI TMS320F28335PGFA DSP
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a TI TMS320F28335PGFA Digital Signal Processor for failure analysis. Digital Signal Processing …
June 18, 2019Stackpole 100-ohm Power Resister Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three different vendor 100-ohm resistors, made by Vishay, RCD, and Stackpole, respectively. The two …
June 18, 2019T491D475K050AT Kemet Tantalum Capacitor Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several T491D475K050AT Kemet tantalum capacitors for electronic failure analysis. A capacitor is a …
June 18, 2019Failure Analysis on 1N645 Silicon Rectifier Diodes
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 1N645 silicon rectifier diodes for failure analysis. One was bad and the other was a quality …
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