Acronym · General Industry
NTF (No Trouble Found)
The outcome when a returned part passes all incoming tests and no defect can be reproduced. Common and frustrating, since the real fault may be intermittent, system-level, or caused by handling rather than the device.
- Also known as
- NFF (No Fault Found), CND (Could Not Duplicate)
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- General Industry, Fab floor and quality
Notes
High NTF rates often point at a system integration or test coverage gap rather than at customers returning good parts by mistake.
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