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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. The software is designed for use by design and [[reliability engineering|reliability engineers]] and managers in the electronics industry. Because of the modularity and broad use of electronics, Sherlock has applicability across industries such as [[automotive industry|automotive]], [[alternative energy]], [[electronic component|components]], [[consumer electronics]], [[contract manufacturer|contract manufacturing]], data and [[telecommunication]]s, [[power electronics|industrial/power]], medical, military/[[avionics]]/[[space industry|space]], and portables.

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.

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Sherlock performs several different types of reliability analysis and provides the useful (constant failure rate) and wear out (increasing failure rate) portions of the life curve for each mechanism-component combination. These individual life curves are then summed to provide a physics-based reliability curve for the overall product. Sherlock also provides design rule checks (DRC) for board-level design (schematic and layout) and an overall reliability score. The reliability scoring, which is provided for the overall products – as well as individual scores and commentary for each area of analysis is used when physics-based quantitative predictions are not possible. The analysis is delivered both in PDF and HTML format. Depending on the types of analysis run and the data entered to create the analysis, reports can run between 20 to over 100 pages in length.