??? 04/09/05 19:05 Read: times |
#91306 - Statistics Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Michael Karas said:
Of course this is a statistical projection and it is still possible for some parts to expire and become dead before the rated number. Some manufacturers specify this as the maximum number for which they guarantee that the chip will continue to perform to spec. Check the small-print (fine-print) carefully. The failure mechanism is a gradual degradation - so it's not as if the chip will be fine on the 1000th cycle, and totally dead on the 1001st |