The job of an engineer hasn’t changed in the 90 years since Machine Design first published. The role is still to improve the performance and lower the cost of problem-solving devices, as well as the ...

Breaking down the true cost of software tools in the context of reverse engineering and debugging may not be as clear-cut as it appears. When sourcing software for business needs, what criteria should ...

QFD (quality function deployment) is a family of tools that can help engineers during the early stages of product development. A method of assessing options for new product definition, QFD can help ...

Engineers leverage both device-specific and tool-level data to identify a process “sweet spot.” Tight, frequent tool-to-tool matching enables greater yield and fab flexibility. Machine learning helps ...

AI- and cloud-based engineering tools accelerate control system modernization efforts. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are having a moment right now, and many ...

AI coding assistants have evolved extremely rapidly, fundamentally changing how engineers work. As tools like Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT enable us to generate production-grade ...

How new equipment and methodologies are improving reliability, yield, and time-to-market for multi-die assemblies.

Data engineers should be working faster than ever. AI-powered tools promise to automate pipeline optimization, accelerate data integration and handle the repetitive grunt work that has defined the ...