In safety\u2011critical electronic applications, every micrometer counts. Even minimal contamination, moisture, or insufficient spacing between conductive areas can potentially lead to short circuits \u2014 with serious consequences for reliability and product safety. This is exactly where Hazard Analysis in PCB\u2011Investigator comes into play, enabling fast, precise, and standards\u2011compliant risk assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plug\u2011in automatically analyzes the shortest distances between conductive elements as well as to the PCB edge and identifies exposed copper areas that are positioned too close to each other. It takes into account standards such as DIN EN 60664, IPC\u20112221A, and UL60950\u20111, helping to uncover potential short\u2011circuit risks caused by condensation, debris particles, or uncoated drill holes at an early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A particularly powerful feature: In addition to distance calculation, Hazard Analysis also supports area\u2011based risk assessment according to the ZVEI model, enabling even more precise identification of danger zones. Users can decide whether to simulate using Exposed Copper<\/em> (highest accuracy) or Solder Mask Opening<\/em> (faster). Factors such as particle size, coatings, identical nets, or areas located under components can also be flexibly included or excluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through filter options, individual nets or components can be examined in a targeted manner \u2014 ideal for in\u2011depth root\u2011cause analyses. Results can also be integrated into the extended design report, including status, comments, and linked detailed views. With Hazard Analysis, developers gain a powerful tool to reliably detect risks in the layout even before fabrication begins \u2014 an essential foundation for robust, safe, and standards\u2011compliant designs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In safety\u2011critical electronic applications, every micrometer counts. Even minimal contamination, moisture, or insufficient spacing between conductive areas can potentially lead to short circuits \u2014 with serious consequences for reliability and product safety. This is exactly where Hazard Analysis in PCB\u2011Investigator comes into play, enabling fast, precise, and standards\u2011compliant risk assessment. The plug\u2011in automatically analyzes the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[20,36,16],"class_list":["post-3536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-hazard-analysis","tag-pcb-investigator","tag-pcbi","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3538,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536\/revisions\/3538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}