The consumer electronics (3C) market is highly competitive. Manufacturers are eager to ensure superior product quality, product safety, durability, reliability and performance. All of this is paramount to controlling life cycle and quality cost, building customer trust, and maintaining the brand reputation. Mechanical, thermal or climate conditions can affect a product during transportation, storage, or operation.
Recalls and warranty claims are highly expensive. Performing extensive consumer electronics product testing is therefore indispensable for assuring that the guaranteed product specifications of a consumer electronic device (3C product) are met in ordinary daily use.
New technologies, materials, and the persisting trend towards miniaturization in the consumer electronics industry are introducing new challenges facing designers and the product testing scenarios before a device can be launched into the market.