Data retention is a funny thing. Atmel will gladly tell you that the flash memory in an ATmega32A will retain its data for 100 years at room temperature. Microchip says its EEPROMs will retain data ...

Longer useful life and improved reliability of products is becoming a more desirable trait. Consumers expect higher quality and more reliable electronics, appliances, and other devices on a tighter ...

In the past, many analog products underwent zener and link trimming operations at the device sort stage to tighten the distribution of selected parameters, such as output voltage. The trimming process ...