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Re: An interesting prototype has turned up
12/20/12 06:39 PM


> > > Mask ROMs do go bad - a non-trivial percentage of bad dumps in MAME are masks.
> >
> > They can go bad (under extreme circumstances), but something tells me that an even
> > less trivial percentage of that non trivial percentage are caused by pins issues
>
> No, chips actually do go bad even if they don't rely on trapped charge. Oxide layers
> in any kind of MOS will eventually degrade, doped silicon isn't perfectly stable so
> semiconductor junction transistors will go bad one day, Schottky barriers will
> eventually contaminate. Chips built on larger processes and with thicker oxide layers
> will last longer, but none of them will last forever.

And why do you start your post with "No" only to repeat what I said?







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* An interesting prototype has turned up Brian Deuel 12/20/12 03:13 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up colour_thief  12/22/12 03:17 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Brian Deuel  12/21/12 01:32 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up astrp3  12/22/12 02:10 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up R. Belmont  12/24/12 07:39 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Brian Deuel  12/31/12 04:08 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up *edit* gregf  12/31/12 08:05 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up StilettoAdministrator  12/22/12 02:45 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up SmitdoggAdministrator  12/20/12 03:29 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Anonymous  12/20/12 05:11 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up R. Belmont  12/20/12 06:10 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Anonymous  12/21/12 11:45 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 06:25 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/20/12 06:30 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 06:39 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up etabeta  12/20/12 07:16 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 07:24 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/21/12 04:51 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/21/12 01:15 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/21/12 02:45 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/21/12 03:06 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/22/12 02:54 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/23/12 01:53 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/24/12 12:35 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/24/12 06:32 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Vas Crabb  12/25/12 01:59 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up R. Belmont  12/21/12 06:10 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up BadMouth  12/21/12 05:30 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Olivier Galibert  12/20/12 08:54 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 10:08 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up Olivier Galibert  12/20/12 11:46 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 11:55 PM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up ReadOnly  12/20/12 03:42 AM
. * Re: An interesting prototype has turned up SmitdoggAdministrator  12/20/12 03:48 AM

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