DocumentCode
1558862
Title
Phrenology, astrology, risk, and product quality
Author
Colwell, Bob
Volume
35
Issue
1
fYear
2002
fDate
1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
12
Lastpage
14
Abstract
Engineering is the act of making intelligent tradeoffs and compromises among conflicting and sometimes mutually exclusive goals. To improve product performance, the die size might need to increase, which diminishes the chip´s economic attractiveness. Assessing risk and product quality is not an exact science. Nevertheless, the computing industry´s future rests as much on our success in achieving product quality as it does in continuing to innovate in circuits and microarchitectures
Keywords
DP industry; electronic engineering; quality management; risk management; circuits; computing industry future; conflicting goals; die size; economic attractiveness; engineering; intelligent tradeoffs; microarchitectures; mutually exclusive goals; product performance; product quality; project leaders; quantifiable project goals; Cable TV; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Extraterrestrial measurements; Force measurement; Humans; Innovation management; Motion pictures; Publishing; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.976915
Filename
976915
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