(Critical Design Review)

Definition	The project Critical Design Review (CDR) is the formal Design Review held at the end of the Detailed Design Stage.  The objectives of the project CDR are to:  Formally approve the detailed design work as performed to date  Formally approve plans related to implementation work to be performed during the Implementation Stage  Check that the project is still within the business contract margins
Questions	Technical assessment  Have the product specifications changed since PDR?  Does the detailed design work fully support the product functional and technical specifications?  Is there any outstanding technical issue preventing us from moving forward to the Implementation Stage?  Cross-functional check  Does the product detail design take into account all the Serviceability requirements?  Does the product detail design take into account all the Manufacturing requirements?  Does the product detail design take into account all the Manufacturing Test requirements?  Are there any outstanding sourcing issues with the product design?  Does the current product detailed design support the cost objectives for the product / solution?  Readiness for Implementation Stage  Are resources and equipment for the Implementation Stage available?  Are the plans for the Implementation Stage acceptable?  Is the project still within the margins of the contract (Project Objectives page)
Input	Marketing  MRD (remains a living document after the Planning & Specification Stage Review but with limited changes expected)  Service  Serviceability objectives  Product Service Plan  R&D  System Architecture  Architecture reference model  ASIC Design  Model definition  Model diagram  Pinout  Programmer reference model  Block diagrams  Pseudo code  Simulation results  ASIC Verification  All 4 stages of verification ready  Results of before-tape-out unit and integration testing  List of bugs  H/W design  Interface between H/W - H/W, H/W - S/W, H/W - ASICs, H/W - system  95% Jedec files completed  Electrical schematics ready  Timing, thermal (70% of work only) and performance analysis  Mechanical drawings  Preliminary placement  BOM  Layout recommendations (size, # of layers, special line, list of critical signal files)  Utilities for testing  Board programmer reference model  Quality reliability and compliance  Design documentation (95%)  S/W design  SRS  S/W design document (for each block)  Management interfaces specifications (MIBs and relevant NMS application, LMA)  Detailed performance estimations  S/W integration and module test plan  Updated S/W development plan  S/W configuration management tool and usage methodology ready  Engineering Prototypes  Build plans for prototypes  Usage plans for prototypes (R&D, Manufacturing, Safety regulations)  R&D Test  Final Unit / Integration Test programs  Final Engineering Test programs  Engineering Test tools and equipment list  Initial System and Alpha Test procedures  Test environment set-up, external labs ordered  Manufacturing  Test Vehicle results and required action items  Progress report on DFX activities (completed and remaining)  Manufacturing costs, NREs and GM analysis  Material Flow  Updated Manufacturing Plan (Gantt chart)  Manufacturing Test  Final placement of test points  Updated Test equipment availability plan  Frame of S/W testing  Materials  List of qualified vendorsFinance  Estimates of product GM in production (on a per component basis)
Deliverables	Approval from Validation Committee to move to the Implementation Stage
Guidelines	Review organization , H/W DR before CDR, ASIC’s DR before CDR, SW DR before CDR, HW CDR presentation template ,  SW CDR presentation template