TBP is a partner in assessing the testability, manufacturability and reliability of printed circuit board assemblies. The EMS company makes quantified commitments to ASML and other customers from the very beginning of the design phase.
‘To best serve the client, we invest in the entire development and production process on an ongoing basis,’ explains Marcel Swinnen, the managing director of testing and DFX at electronic manufacturing services company TBP. ‘We prevent faults that may negatively affect product quality and send production chain costs soaring – the cost of rectifying faults in each subsequent production process grows by a factor of ten. So our policy is: no fault forward. Our early involvement services enable us to detect potential abnormalities at an early stage.’
The basis for TBP’s work is DFX: design for excellence. ‘During the idea or block diagram phase, the designer selects the system’s key components,’ Swinnen explains. ‘Our engineers provide input and recommend using category A components wherever possible. We always have these available and they positively affect the manufacturability, testability and reliability of the printed circuit board assemblies. What’s more, they’re fully traceable.’ TBP conducts further DFX analyses at a later stage using DFT (design for test), DFM (design for manufacturing), DFC (design for cost) and DFL (design for logistics).
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