Comment on Why this $10 spectrometer chip could bring real-time chemical sensing to wearables
InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 1 week agoI worked in contract manufacturing for making electronics.
We had certain contractual yields required. If the yield was below 90% (industry standard), they would pay us for the scrap. The assumption for that being they should have a confidence and reliability in their process that allows it to be higher. If we produced a higher yield than 90%, they got those for free.
Of course, yield numbers and reimbursement terms can be negotiated as part of the contracts.