Failure Analysis

Exponent has been a leader in root cause failure analysis for nearly half a century, having originally been founded in 1967 as Failure Analysis Associates. Failure analysis is the process of collecting data and analyzing it to determine the root cause of a failure. In the electronics, electrical, and computer science industry, failure analysis is an important tool in the development of new products, improvement of existing products, recall investigations and litigation. Root cause analysis allows us to assist our clients in determining the cause of an electrical failure, whether it is due to the failure of a discrete component, such as a capacitor, a battery, or a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) board-level failure.