Video 4: DFMEA Step 4 Failure Analysis

The Failure Analysis video guides you through the process of identifying potential failure modes causes and effects to establish a complete failure chain. It explains how to connect the physical cause of a failure such as selecting the wrong material to the specific mode of failure and finally to the negative effect experienced by the end user such as a damaged device screen.

You will understand how to describe failure effects from the perspective of the customer and how to identify failure causes derived from design deficiencies. The lesson provides practical examples of different failure modes like loss of function or intermittent operation and teaches you how to document these relationships in the DFMEA template to prepare for risk assessment.