Copyright David Ullman, Camas Inc.
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Original technology readiness questions.
1. Can the technology be manufactured with known processes?
2. Are the critical characteristics that control the function identified?
3. Are the safe operating latitude and sensitivity of the characteristics known?
4. Have the failure modes been identified?
5. Does hardware exist that demonstrates positive answers to the above four questions?
6. Is the technology controllable throughout the product's life cycle?
Evaluation risk
The risk of choosing a poor alternative