9 May
2018
9 May
'18
10:13 a.m.
Dear Will,
Am 08.05.2018 um 23:56 schrieb Will Godfrey:
overwritten), small imperfections will be created in
the transistors that will
very slightly increase the time it takes a chip to perform erase operations."
It is actually amazing that todays chips work so reliable. The problem of
electromigration
is indeed known for a hundred years and if you are interested there's of course a
wikipedia
entry: < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromigration >.
An no, that's not an April fools joke.
The problem is not only the chips themselves, but also the bonding to the outside world,
as gold, which is often used, is rather ductile.
Best regards,
Peter