If a 40 year old, NOS, IC dies after a few hours usage, should it be considered infant mortality?
glossory:
IC – integrated circuit
infant mortality – a term used to describe an electronic product that has a terminal failure soon after being put into use
NOS – new, old stock – an old part that hasn’t been used and is essentially is new condition, except for shop wear
shop wear – physical wear that can occur to an item that is on the shelf in a store or in storage in a warehouse
terminal failure – a failure that precludes using the item for it’s intended purpose
Corey,
Thanks for the inspiration for this post – too bad you were bitten.
