(1) The elimination of bugs in software and flaws in hardware. Defect management is part of a software or hardware development project. (2) The prevention of data errors in a storage medium by ...

The prevention of data errors in a hard disk by invalidating bad sectors. Built into the drive itself, defect tables are used to identify the bad sectors that are encountered when the drive is first ...

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Improving baseline yields and speeding yield learning are always issues in semiconductor manufacturing. Addressing those problems may have just gotten a little easier for defect and yield engineers ...

Residential building defects have emerged as a critical concern for the construction industry worldwide, impacting both economic outcomes and occupant well‐being. Contemporary research has underlined ...

MILPITAS, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Today KLA-Tencor Corporation® (Nasdaq: KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield ...

“Speed is the new currency of business,” said Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce. In my experience, however, speed without quality is nothing but a fast track to failure. This delicate balance between ...