Definitions for "Failure mode"
Keywords:  faulty, mode, beyone, cci, fmea
The failure mode for an individual device is the symptom or test result which causes the device to be labeled a failure. The failure mode for a wafer or lot of wafers can be expressed as the predominant shared failure mode(s) for structures in the lot. The fact that a lot of wafers failed to meet a specified yield minimum is not a failure mode since yield is not measured on any structure.
a specification describing the behavior of a system when it is faulty
a way of failing in which conditions in the system determine the method or severity at which the system fails
a manner in which a product does not meet customer requirements
The manner in which a failure occurs
The manner in which the process could potentially fail to meet the process or customer requirements.
Keywords:  observed, effect
The observed effect of failure
Keywords:  event, cause, may
Any event that may cause a failure.