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'''''Sherlock Automated Design Analysis''''' is a software tool developed by DfR Solutions<ref>Military Aerospace Electronics, "DfR Solutions launches Sherlock automated design analysis software", www.militaryaerospace.com, published 2011-04-04, retrieved 2011-10-24</ref><ref>SMT iconnect007, "DfR Solutions Launches Sherlock", www.ems007.com, published 2011-10-06, retrieved 2011-10-24</ref> for analyzing, grading, and certifying the expected reliability of products at the [[printed circuit board|circuit card assembly]] level. Based on the science of [[Physicsphysics of Failurefailure]], Sherlock predicts failure mechanism-specific failure rates over time using a combination of [[finite element method]] and material properties to capture stress values and first order analytical equations to evaluate damage evolution. The software is designed for use by design and [[reliability engineering|reliability engineers]] and managers in the electronics industry. DfR Solutions is based in Beltsville, Maryland, USA, and was acquired by ANSYS, Inc.[[Ansys]] in May 2019.<ref>Bloomberg Businessweek, "DfR Solutions, LLC", www.bloomberg.com, retrieved 2011-10-25.</ref>

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'''''Sherlock Automated Design Analysis''''' is a software tool developed by DfR Solutions<ref>Military Aerospace Electronics,"DfR Solutions launches Sherlock automated design analysis software", www.militaryaerospace.com, published 2011-04-04, retrieved 2011-10-24</ref><ref>SMT iconnect007, "DfR Solutions Launches Sherlock", www.ems007.com, published 2011-10-06, retrieved 2011-10-24</ref> for analyzing, grading, and certifying the expected reliability of products at the [[printed circuit board|circuit card assembly]] level. Based on the science of [[Physics of Failure]], Sherlock predicts failure mechanism-specific failure rates over time using a combination of [[finite element method]] and material properties to capture stress values and first order analytical equations to evaluate damage evolution. The software is designed for use by design and [[reliability engineering|reliability engineers]] and managers in the electronics industry. DfR Solutions is based in Beltsville, Maryland, USA, and was acquired by ANSYS, Inc. in May 2019.<ref>Bloomberg Businessweek, "DfR Solutions, LLC", www.bloomberg.com, retrieved 2011-10-25.</ref>

==Approach==

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[[File:Life curves.png|250px|Life curves]][[File:Sherlock map showing strain expected during impact across the PCBA.png|250px|Sherlock map showing strain expected during impact across the PCBA]]

==Version Historyhistory==

Sherlock Automated Design Analysis was launched in April 2011.<ref>Military Aerospace Electronics,"DfR Solutions launches Sherlock automated design analysis software", www.militaryaerospace.com, published 2011-04-04, retrieved 2011-10-24</ref> Subsequent releases include

* Version 3.0 - July 2013

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* Version 2020R2 - June 2020

==Market Acceptanceacceptance==

A company has reported requiring suppliers use Sherlock to reduce risk and help accelerate design validation and product verification.<ref>M. Wagner and V. Nalla, Customer/Supplier Collaborative Accelerated Life Testing: Benefits and Considerations, International Applied Reliability Symposium, June 2014, Indianapolis, http://www.arsymposium.org/2014/abstracts/blue_s12.htm</ref>

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* [http://www.dfrsolutions.com/software DfR Solutions/Sherlock Automated Design Analysis]

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