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From wearable health devices and consumer electronics to driverless vehicles, robotics, and AI infrastructure, electronics are becoming more capable – and significantly more complex to manufacture. As manufacturing complexity continues to grow, digital transformation is expanding beyond improving factory operations to addressing challenges much earlier in the product lifecycle. The ability to scale increasingly complex products is no longer determined solely on the factory floor. It is shaped long before production begins.
The industry is changing
The electronics industry is entering a new era of complexity. The demand for products that deliver greater performance, increased functionality, and an enhanced user experience – while becoming smaller, lighter, faster to market, and more costeffective is fundamentally increasing the complexity of electronics manufacturing. These expectations carry far-reaching implications for manufacturability, yield, reliability, and the ability to scale production ahead of competitors.
Historically, manufacturers have demonstrated their ability to solve production issues through process improvement and operational discipline. However, as product complexity continues to grow and manufacturing process margins narrow, this reactive approach is increasingly challenging to sustain. Many of the issues that emerge during the production ramp
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