Faults Analysis and Simulation in Electronic Circuit Boards

A model and simulation software for faults detection, analysis and prediction in multi-layered and single layered printed circuit boards is presented. Fault detection is an intricate process; an engineer must apply wits to search for ways of rectifying and preventing the faults inherent in any electronic device. By application of several electronic paradigms on raw data from test equipments, this work introduces a way of rapidly analyzing electronic circuits to ascertain their availability in the expected product lifespan. For simulation, randomly generated resistive or reactive signal values within practical operational ranges were acted upon by probabilistic functions, Ohms and Kirchhoff’s laws of electronics, etc. to produce a solution pattern for the circuit’s availability. Predictions were thus obtainable for a future trend of the reliability of the circuit under test. The results were found to justify the approach with several carried-out tests. Keywords— Faults Prediction, Simulation, Circuit Boards, Electronic Analysis, Test Measurements.