6.3.1 Process Features
Examples of Microchip’s New Product Development ISO9001-aligned design flow process that avoids systematic errors and failures include:
| Process | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Requirement Management | Prevent ambiguous or missing requirements |
| FMEA | Identify and prevent design weaknesses |
| Verification and Validation | Ensure design correctness |
| Configuration Management | Prevent regression and trace changes |
| Design Reviews | Catch early design issues |
| Change Management | Control impact of design changes |
| Tool Qualification | Prevent tool-induced faults |
| Traceability | Enable failure analysis |
Customer-specific part numbers:
- Assigned every time a PPAP is issued
- Ensures that any unique manufacturing or test requirements from the customer are implemented on the specific devices of interest
- Example: Firmware programming revision control
Change Management:
- Customer-specific notification sent to all customers with PPAPs