Index
A
- AC-to-DC power conversion, Powering Our Product, Wall Outlets: AC-to-DC Power Conversion-Wall Outlets: AC-to-DC Power Conversion
- alkaline batteries, Alkaline
- aluminum-tool molding, Aluminum-tool molding
- analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), Manufacturing Testing (and Device Programming)
- Android, Android-Android
- Apple, Deadly Sin #11: Developing Technology Rather Than Developing Products, Top-Level MicroPed System Architecture
- application life cycle management (ALM), Document Control
- application software, A tale of two software developments
- architecture, From What, to How and Who-Mechanisms
- Arduino, Manufacturing Testing (and Device Programming)
- ARM cores, Middling Microcontrollers/Processors-Thermal considerations
- assumptions about users, The Vice of Assumption-Deadly Sin #3: Assuming That Users Know What They Want in a Product
- Atmel, AVR
- automated optical inspection (AOI) station, PCB Assembly: Optical Inspection
- automation, factory (see PCB assembly (PCBA))
- awareness, lack of, The Vice of Cluelessness-Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
B
- ball grid array (BGA) packages, PCB Assembly: Optical Inspection, Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- ballparking, Ballparking-Ballparking
- batteries, Batteries-Safety and supply chain
- chemistries, Battery Chemistries-Safety and supply chain
- comparison chart of chemistries, Battery Chemistries
- data sheets, General Battery Characteristics
- disposable chemistries, Disposable (primary cell) chemistries-Rechargeable (secondary cell) chemistries
- energy capacity, Energy capacity
- general characteristics, General Battery Characteristics-Battery Size
- power, Power
- pulsed operation, Pulsed operation
- rechargeable chemistries, Rechargeable (secondary cell) chemistries-Lead acid
- safety, Battery Chemistries
- self-discharge, Battery Chemistries, Measuring state of charge
- shelf life, Battery Chemistries
- shipping regulations for, Batteries at 35,000 Feet
- size, Battery Size
- specific energy, Battery Chemistries
- temperature, Temperature
- voltages, Battery Chemistries
- zinc air, Battery Chemistries
- Battery Directive, Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- BeagleBone, Single-Board Computers (SBCs)-Single-Board Computers (SBCs)
- bed-of-nails testing, In-Circuit Test (ICT), Substituting flying-probe ICT for bed-of-nails-Substituting flying-probe ICT for bed-of-nails, Connections and Fixturing
- bench testing, Testing, Testing
- (see also design verification testing (DVT))
- Bluetooth Smart module, Breadboarding-Breadboarding
- board support package (BSP), Systems on Modules (SOMs), Board Support Packages (BSPs)
- boot loaders, Boot Loaders-Boot Loaders
- boundary scan, Connections and Fixturing
- box build, Final Assembly-Final Assembly
- breadboarding/breadboards, Prototyping, Technical Risk Reduction, Software and Electronics: Chicken and Egg, Breadboarding-Breadboarding
- breakout boards, Technical Risk Reduction, Breadboarding
- bulk capacitors, Bounce prevention
- burn-in testing, Burn-in testing, Connections and Fixturing
- bypass capacitors, Bounce prevention
C
- CAD models, DFA
- cast-urethane molding, Cast-urethane molding
- CE mark, Marks, CE marking-CE marking, Finding the EU Regulations That Apply to Us
- certification services, Conformance Testing and Certification-Conformance Testing and Certification
- certification testing, Testing
- certifications, Certifications
- change management, Meta-Stuff: Project Planning and Infrastructure, Change Management
- change request/change order (CR/CO) process, Document Control
- check-out/check-in, Version control
- cluelessness, The Vice of Cluelessness-Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- component placement, PCB Assembly: Solder Paste Application-PCB Assembly: Placing Components
- computer numerical control (CNC), Machining (CNC)-Machining (CNC)
- computers on modules (COMs), Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- conformance testing, Conformance Testing and Certification-Conformance Testing and Certification
- Conformité Européenne (CE) marking, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- consumer product safety commission (CPSC), CPSC-CPSC
- continuous integration, Continuous integration
- Cortex series processors, Middling Microcontrollers/Processors-Thermal considerations
- cost components, A Quick Look at the Money Stuff
- cost of goods sold (COGS), Cost of Goods Sold-Materials costs, Phase Overview, Updated COGS Estimate-Updated COGS Estimate
- costs
- coulomb counting, Measuring state of charge-Measuring state of charge
- CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)
- CPUs, Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)-Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)
D
- DC-to-DC power conversion, DC-DC Power Conversion-Linears and Switchers
- defining functionality, So, What Will It Do? Specifying Our Product-From What, to How and Who
- depaneling, PCB Assembly: Depaneling-PCB Assembly: Depaneling
- design for manufacturability and design for assembly (see DFM/DFA)
- design for test (DFT), Connections and Fixturing
- design transfer, Moving into Manufacturing
- design validation testing, Testing
- design verification testing (DVT), Testing-Testing
- (see also verification testing)
- design versus development, Product Design
- detailed development, Detailed Development-Purchasing, Detailed Development-Moving into Manufacturing
- detailed product definition, Detailed Product Definition, a.k.a. Surprise Management-Technical Risk Reduction, Detailed Product Definition-Resources
- architecture, From What, to How and Who-Mechanisms
- cost of goods sold, Updated COGS Estimate-Updated COGS Estimate
- defining functionality, So, What Will It Do? Specifying Our Product-From What, to How and Who
- iteration, Iteration-Iteration
- phase overview, Phase Overview
- process overview, The Road Ahead: An Overview-The Road Ahead: An Overview
- product design, Product Design-Product Design
- requirements, Requirements-From What, to How and Who
- resources on, Resources
- technical risk reduction, Technical Risk Reduction-Technical Risk Reduction, Technical Risk Reduction-Technical Risk Reduction
- use cases, Use Cases-Use Cases
- user stories, User Stories
- development effort, estimation of, Phase Overview
- development kits, Technical Risk Reduction
- development process, Development Process Overview-Resources
- decision to move forward, Second Reality Check: Go or No Go?-Second Reality Check: Go or No Go?
- detailed development, Detailed Development-Purchasing, Detailed Development-Moving into Manufacturing
- (see also detailed development)
- detailed product definition, Detailed Product Definition, a.k.a. Surprise Management-Technical Risk Reduction
- flowchart of, Product Development Life Cycle Overview
- idea generation, A Great Idea-A Great Idea
- manufacturing, Manufacturing-Ongoing Production
- preliminary planning, Preliminary Planning: Does This Make Sense?-Setting Stakeholder Ground Rules
- prototyping, Prototyping-Prototyping
- reality checks, First Reality Check-First Reality Check, Second Reality Check: Go or No Go?-Second Reality Check: Go or No Go?
- sequencing, Development Process Overview
- testing, Testing-Testing
- device-under-test (DUT), In-Circuit Test (ICT), Manufacturing Testing (and Device Programming)-Connections and Fixturing
- DFM/DFA (design for manufacturability and design for assembly), How Electronic Products Are Manufactured, Mechanical design for manufacturability and assembly-DFA
- digital signal processing (DSP), DSP chips
- digital switching, Reducing digital switching
- DIY manufacturing, Factoryless (e.g., DIY) Manufacturing
- document control, Meta-Stuff: Project Planning and Infrastructure, Document Control-Document Control
- draft angle, Injection molding
- DSP chips, DSP chips
E
- effort-driven planning, Effort-Driven Project Planning-Effort-Driven Project Planning
- ego, The Vice of Ego-Deadly Sin #11: Developing Technology Rather Than Developing Products
- electronic circuits (see PCB assembly)
- electronics
- electronics architecture, Electronics architecture-Electronics architecture
- embedded software, A tale of two software developments
- enclosures (see mechanicals)
- end-of-life (EOL) notice, Relaxed inventory control
- end-of-line test, Final Functional Test
- engineering change requests/change orders (ECRs/ECOs), Document Control
- engineering testing, Testing (see verification testing)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Categories of Regulations
- European regulations, European Regulations-Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- evaluation kits, Technical Risk Reduction
F
- factory culture, The People Stuff: Factory Culture-The People Stuff: Factory Culture
- Factory New Product Introduction (see new product introduction (NPI))
- factory testing, Test-Burn-in testing
- factoryless (DIY) manufacturing, Factoryless (e.g., DIY) Manufacturing
- factoryless board assembly, Factoryless board assembly
- failure
- FCC mark, Marks
- feasibility (see preliminary planning)
- feature creep, Deadly Sin #8: The Sin of New-Feature-Itis-Deadly Sin #8: The Sin of New-Feature-Itis
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations, FCC-FCC
- final assembly, Final Assembly-Final Assembly
- financial feasibility planning, Can It Make Money?-Gross Margin
- first-article inspection, Moving into Manufacturing
- flying-probe testing, Substituting flying-probe ICT for bed-of-nails-Substituting flying-probe ICT for bed-of-nails, Connections and Fixturing
- FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)-Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)
- functional testing, Functional Test-Burn-in testing, Relying on functional test only-Relying on functional test only
- functionality, defining (see defining functionality)
- Fundamental Principle of Product Development, The Fundamental Principle of Product Development-The Fundamental Principle of Product Development, Deadly Sin #8: The Sin of New-Feature-Itis
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)-Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
- fuzziness, The Vice of Fuzziness-Deadly Sin #6: Not Assigning Responsibility
G
- General Certificate of Conformity (GCC), CPSC
- Git, Version control
- goals, defined, Requirements Versus Goals Versus Specifications
- Google Fit, Top-Level MicroPed System Architecture
- Google, Android apps, Android
- government regulations (see regulations)
- graphic design, More Architectures, and Design
- gross margin, Gross Margin-Gross Margin
- ground rules for stakeholders, Setting Stakeholder Ground Rules-Setting Stakeholder Ground Rules
- guidances, Guidances
I
- ideas, generating, A Great Idea-A Great Idea
- imposed requirements, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- in-circuit testing (ICT), In-Circuit Test (ICT)-In-Circuit Test (ICT)
- (see also flying-probe testing)
- income projections, Income Projections-The Maker market
- industrial design (ID), More Architectures, and Design, Industrial design-Industrial design
- injection molding, Injection molding-Injection molding, Injection Molding
- insert molding, Injection molding
- integration-level testing, Verification Testing
- intelligent platforms, Smart Platforms: Processors-Smart Platforms: Processors
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), ITAR-ITAR
- internationalization issues, Why Requirements?
- interrupt request (IRQ), Predictability
- inventory management, Supply Chain, Relaxed inventory control
- ISO 9001, Quality Systems and ISO 9001-Quality Systems and ISO 9001
- issue tracking, Meta-Stuff: Project Planning and Infrastructure, Issue Tracking-Document Control
- ITAR (see International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
- iteration, Iteration-Iteration, Software, (Almost) instant iteration, (Almost) instant iteration
L
- laws, defined, Laws
- laziness, The Vice of Laziness-Deadly Sin #1: Putting Off “Serious” Testing Until the End of Development
- lead acid batteries, Lead acid
- leveling, Effort-Driven Project Planning
- lifetime buy, Relaxed inventory control
- linear power converters, Linears and Switchers
- Linux, desktop/server, Heavyweight OSes-Disadvantages
- Linux, embedded, Embedded Linux-Commercial Embedded Linux
- Linx Technologies, FCC
- Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, Lithium Ion (Li-ion and LiPo)-Safety and supply chain
- Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries
- charging, Charging lithium ions-Charging lithium ions
- chemistries of, Lithium Ion (Li-ion and LiPo)
- increasing life, Increasing Li-ion life-Increasing Li-ion life
- LiPos, Lithium Ion (Li-ion and LiPo)-Lithium Ion (Li-ion and LiPo)
- multiple-cell batteries, Multiple-cell batteries
- negative aspects of, Lithium Ion (Li-ion and LiPo)
- safety and supply chain, Safety and supply chain
- shipping regulations for, Batteries at 35,000 Feet
- state-of-charge (SOC) monitoring, Measuring state of charge
- storage, Storage
- lithium-based batteries, Lithium Disposables-Lithium Disposables
- looks-like prototypes, Prototyping-Prototyping
M
- MAC address, Manufacturing Testing (and Device Programming)
- machining prototypes, Machining (CNC)-Machining (CNC)
- manufacturing, Manufacturing-Ongoing Production, How Electronic Products Are Manufactured-Factoryless (e.g., DIY) Manufacturing
- building circuits (see PCB assembly)
- design for manufacturability and design for assembly (see DFM/DFA)
- factory culture, The People Stuff: Factory Culture-The People Stuff: Factory Culture
- factoryless (DIY), Factoryless (e.g., DIY) Manufacturing
- factoryless board assembly, Factoryless board assembly
- final assembly, Final Assembly-Final Assembly
- functional testing, Substituting flying-probe ICT for bed-of-nails-Relying on functional test only
- New Product Introduction (NPI), Factory New Product Introduction-Factory New Product Introduction
- ongoing production, Ongoing Production
- overview, Manufacturing Overview-Manufacturing Overview
- packaging, Packaging
- PCB assembly, Building Circuits: PCB Assembly-PCB Assembly: Depaneling
- pilot production, Pilot Production-Pilot Production
- production volumes, How Many?-Factoryless board assembly
- supply chain, Supply Chain-Supply Chain
- testing, Testing, Test-Burn-in testing, Final Functional Test
- (see also new product introduction (NPI))
- typical process steps chart, Manufacturing Overview
- manufacturing testing, Testing, Manufacturing Testing (and Device Programming)-Connections and Fixturing
- market research, Income Projections-The Maker market
- marketing, Marketing Requirements-Marketing Requirements
- marks, Marks
- mechanical architecture, Mechanical architecture-Mechanisms
- mechanicals, Mechanicals (Enclosures)-Cast-urethane molding
- mechanisms, Mechanisms-Mechanisms
- merging, Version control
- Microchip, PIC
- microcontrollers
- MicroPed, Introducing MicroPed-Go? No Go?
- microprocessors (see processors)
- Microsoft, Deadly Sin #11: Developing Technology Rather Than Developing Products
- modular certification, FCC
- molded parts (see injection modling)
- multi-shot molding, Injection molding
O
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Categories of Regulations
- ongoing production, Ongoing Production
- operating systems, Smart Platforms: Operating Systems-Resources
- Android, Android-Android
- board support packages (BSPs), Board Support Packages (BSPs)
- boot loaders for, Boot Loaders-Boot Loaders
- comparisons, Final Thoughts-Final Thoughts
- heavyweight (Linux/Windows), Heavyweight OSes-Disadvantages
- Linux, embedded, Embedded Linux-Commercial Embedded Linux
- resources on, Resources
- RTOSes (real-time operating systems), RTOSes-RTOS licensing
- Windows embedded, Windows Embedded-Windows Embedded
- overmolding, Injection molding
P
- packaging, Packaging
- PC boards, Prototyping
- PCB assembly (PCBA), Building Circuits: PCB Assembly-PCB Assembly: Depaneling, Printed Circuit Boards-Printed Circuit Boards
- 3D models of, System Integration
- cleaning, PCB Assembly: Cleaning
- depaneling, PCB Assembly: Depaneling-PCB Assembly: Depaneling
- end-of-line test, Final Functional Test
- factory testing, Test-Burn-in testing
- final assembly, Final Assembly-Final Assembly
- final functional test, Final Functional Test
- hand soldering and assembly, PCB Assembly: Hand Soldering and Assembly-PCB Assembly: Hand Soldering and Assembly
- optical inspection, PCB Assembly: Reflow-PCB Assembly: Optical Inspection
- PCB versus PCBA, Building Circuits: PCB Assembly-Building Circuits: PCB Assembly
- placing components, PCB Assembly: Solder Paste Application-PCB Assembly: Placing Components
- reflow, PCB Assembly: Reflow-PCB Assembly: Reflow
- software/hardware issues, Software and Electronics: Chicken and Egg-Software and Electronics: Chicken and Egg
- solder paste application, Building Circuits: PCB Assembly-PCB Assembly: Solder Paste Application
- testing (see manufacturing testing)
- PCB layout, Printed Circuit Boards
- PCBs (printed circuit boards), Printed Circuit Boards-Printed Circuit Boards
- perfectionism, The Vice of Perfectionism-Deadly Sin #9: Not Knowing When to Quit Polishing
- physical architecture, Physical architecture (with some words on cabling)-Cabling: It’s not just wires
- pick-and-place machine, PCB Assembly: Placing Components-PCB Assembly: Placing Components
- pilot production, Pilot Production-Pilot Production
- pilot runs, Moving into Manufacturing
- pitfalls, The 11 Deadly Sins of Product Development, The Vice of Laziness-Deadly Sin #11: Developing Technology Rather Than Developing Products
- planning
- platform software, A tale of two software developments
- PLDs (programmable logic devices), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)-Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs)
- PMICs, PMICs-PMICs
- pogo pins, Connections and Fixturing
- postive cases, Verification Testing
- power consumption, minimizing
- power path management, Power path management
- power sequencing, Power sequencing
- power supplies, Powering Our Product-Resources
- preliminary electronics architecture, Preliminary electronics architecture, Electronics architecture-Electronics architecture
- preliminary planning, Preliminary Planning: Can This Be a Success?-Go? No Go?
- printed circuit boards (see PCBs (printed circuit boards))
- printed circuit boards (PCB), Building Circuits: PCB Assembly
- (see also PCBs, PCB assembly)
- processors, Smart Platforms: Processors
- Cortex-A, Cortex-A: Application Profile-Thermal considerations
- Cortex-M microcontrollers, Cortex-M: Microcontroller Profile
- Cortex-R, Cortex-R: Real-Time Profile
- desktop- and server-class, Big Iron: Desktop- and Server-Class Processors-Big Iron: Desktop- and Server-Class Processors
- DSP chips, DSP chips
- low-end microcontrollers, Low-End Microcontrollers-MSP430
- microcontrollers versus microprocessors, Smart Platforms: Processors
- middling, Middling Microcontrollers/Processors-Thermal considerations
- resources on, Resources-Resources
- single-board computers (SBCs), Single-Board Computers (SBCs)-Single-Board Computers (SBCs)
- systems on chip (SOCs), Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- systems on modules (SOMs), Systems on Modules (SOMs)-Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- producer compliance schemes, Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- product definition (see detailed product definition)
- product design, Product Design-Product Design
- product development
- product life cycle management (PLM), Document Control
- product requirements, Deadly Sin #4: Lack of Comprehensive Requirements-Deadly Sin #4: Lack of Comprehensive Requirements
- product safety, imposed requirements, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- (see also consumer product safety commission (CPSC))
- product validation, Deadly Sin #1: Putting Off “Serious” Testing Until the End of Development
- production volumes, How Many?-Factoryless board assembly
- production, purchasing for, Purchasing
- profit, A Quick Look at the Money Stuff
- project management, Meta-Stuff: Project Planning and Infrastructure, Project Management-Project Management
- project planning, Meta-Stuff: Project Planning and Infrastructure-Effort-Driven Project Planning
- project plans, Deadly Sin #5: Lack of a Good Project Plan-Deadly Sin #6: Not Assigning Responsibility
- proof of concept/proof of principle, Technical Risk Reduction
- protoduction, Factory New Product Introduction, How Many?
- prototypes, Prototyping-Prototyping
- purchasing, Purchasing
R
- Radio Frequency (RF) communication, FCC
- rapid mechanical prototyping, Mechanical prototyping
- Raspberry Pi, Single-Board Computers (SBCs)-Single-Board Computers (SBCs)
- real-time processing, Cortex-R: Real-Time Profile
- regulations, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations-Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations, Staying Safe: Regulations, Standards, Etc.-ISO 9001
- ambiguity of, Ambiguity in Regulations
- applicability of, Do these apply to little manufacturers like me?
- categories of, Categories of Regulations
- children's products, CPSC
- conformance testing and certification, Conformance Testing and Certification-Conformance Testing and Certification
- enforcement, Regulations
- European, European Regulations-Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- for military and defense materials, ITAR-ITAR
- harmonization and, Location
- health-related products, Conformance Testing and Certification
- imposed requirements, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- ISO 9001, Quality Systems and ISO 9001-Quality Systems and ISO 9001
- location and, Location-Location
- process overiew, Process Overview
- quality systems, Quality Systems and ISO 9001-Quality Systems and ISO 9001
- resources on, Resources-ISO 9001
- for shipment of batteries, Batteries at 35,000 Feet
- standards, Standards-Standards
- terminology of, Laws, Regulations, Standards, and Other Regulatory Words-Marks
- US, Navigating US Regulations-FCC
- relaxed inventory control, Relaxed inventory control
- release to manufacturing, Moving into Manufacturing
- requirements, Requirements-From What, to How and Who, Writing Requirements That Work-Requirements Versus Goals Versus Specifications
- requirements management software, Requirements Management Software-Requirements Management Software
- requirements planning, Writing Requirements That Work
- avoiding ambiguity in, Technologists build what we ask them to build, not necessarily what we meant for them to build-Technologists build what we ask them to build, not necessarily what we meant for them to build
- changes during, We gain important insights as the project progresses
- concepts in, Requirements Versus Goals Versus Specifications-Requirements Versus Goals Versus Specifications
- getting useful customer information, Customers don’t really know what they want until they actually have it
- importance of, Why Requirements?-Why Requirements?
- need for fluidity in process, The Case Against Requirements-The world around us keeps changing
- resources on, Resources
- stakeholder participation, Great Requirements Come from Great Participation-Great Requirements Come from Great Participation
- writing good requirements, Writing Good Requirements-People are complicated but stuff is also complicated
- resources
- detailed product definition, Resources
- DFM/DFA, DFM & DFA
- electronics, Electronics-Electronics
- injection molding, Injection Molding
- moving into manufacturing, Moving into Manufacturing
- operating systems, Resources
- power supplies, Resources
- processors, Resources-Resources
- project planning, Resources
- rapid mechanical prototyping, Rapid Mechanical Prototyping
- regulations, Resources-ISO 9001
- requirements planning, Resources
- software development, Software
- testing, Testing
- responsibility assignment, Deadly Sin #6: Not Assigning Responsibility-Deadly Sin #6: Not Assigning Responsibility
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- risk reduction, Technical Risk Reduction-Technical Risk Reduction, Phase Overview, Technical Risk Reduction-Technical Risk Reduction
- risk register, Technical Risk Reduction
- RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- RTOSes (real-time operating systems), RTOSes-RTOS licensing
S
- safety (see regulations)
- side actions, Injection molding
- single-board computers (SBCs), Big Iron: Desktop- and Server-Class Processors, Single-Board Computers (SBCs)-Single-Board Computers (SBCs)
- smart platforms
- operating systems (see operating systems)
- processors (see processors)
- software architecture, Software architecture-Software architecture
- software development, Iteration, Software-Continuous integration
- solder paste application, Building Circuits: PCB Assembly-PCB Assembly: Solder Paste Application
- solder reflow, PCB Assembly: Reflow-PCB Assembly: Reflow
- solder stencil, PCB Assembly: Solder Paste Application
- soldering, PCB Assembly: Hand Soldering and Assembly-PCB Assembly: Hand Soldering and Assembly
- specifications, defined, Requirements Versus Goals Versus Specifications
- specificity, lack of (see fuzziness)
- standards, Standards-Standards
- stereolithography, Stereolithography (SLA)
- Subversion (SVN), Version control, Document Control
- supply chain, Supply Chain-Supply Chain, Higher-Volume Production
- surprise management, Detailed Product Definition, a.k.a. Surprise Management-Technical Risk Reduction
- (see also detailed product definition)
- surprises, discovering, The Fundamental Principle of Product Development-The Fundamental Principle of Product Development
- SWAG (Scientific Wild-Assed Guess), A Quick Look at the Money Stuff
- switch-mode converters (switchers), Linears and Switchers-Linears and Switchers
- system integration, System Integration-System Integration
- system-level verification, Verification Testing
- systems on chip (SOCs), Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- systems on modules (SOMs), Systems on Modules (SOMs)-Systems on Modules (SOMs)
- systems thinking, Final Thoughts
T
- tape-and-reel packaging, PCB Assembly: Placing Components-PCB Assembly: Placing Components
- target markets, Target Markets
- technical risk reduction, Technical Risk Reduction-Technical Risk Reduction
- technology development versus product development, Deadly Sin #11: Developing Technology Rather Than Developing Products
- terminology, A Word on Nomenclature, Product Design
- test fixture, In-Circuit Test (ICT)
- test pad, In-Circuit Test (ICT)
- test procedures, Verification Testing
- test reports, Verification Testing
- test-driven development (TDD), Test-driven development
- testing, Testing-Testing
- 3D printing, Mechanical prototyping
- (see also rapid mechanical prototyping)
- topping charge, Charging lithium ions
- traceability matrix, Requirements Traceability, Requirements Management Software
- trunk, Version control
- tweaking, when to stop, Deadly Sin #9: Not Knowing When to Quit Polishing
U
- U-Boot, Boot Loaders
- U.S. Munitions List (USML), ITAR
- U.S. regulations, versus EU, US Versus EU-US Versus EU
- UL mark, Marks
- undercuts, Injection molding
- Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL) marking, Deadly Sin #7: Not Addressing Regulations
- unit under test (UUT), In-Circuit Test (ICT)
- unit-level testing, Verification Testing
- unobtainable content (unobtainium), Can We Develop It?-Identifying Unobtanium
- usability testing, Deadly Sin #1: Putting Off “Serious” Testing Until the End of Development
- USB wall wart, Wall Outlets: AC-to-DC Power Conversion
- use cases, Use Cases-Use Cases, Verification Testing
- user interface (UI), More Architectures, and Design
- user stories, User Stories
- UX/UxD (user experience design), More Architectures, and Design
W
- WAG (Wild-Assed Guess), A Quick Look at the Money Stuff
- wakelocks, Android
- wall outlets (see AC-to-DC power conversion)
- wall wart, Wall Outlets: AC-to-DC Power Conversion
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), Cradle to Grave: Safe Disposal
- waterfall development model, Iteration
- Windows, desktop/server, Heavyweight OSes-Disadvantages
- Windows, embedded, Windows Embedded-Windows Embedded
- works-like prototypes, Prototyping-Prototyping, Works-like electronics prototype-Works-like electronics prototype