On the increase of the expected system yield due to component improvement

Abstract By improving a system component, the system yield or gain may be increased. However, an improvement action is worth taking only if the increase of the expected system yield is greater than the cost associated with it. For different improvement actions, the amount of the expected increase will also be different. In this paper we study some common improvement actions at component level and the effect on the system performance. Comparison of the expected system yield due to the improvements will be made.

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